Dragons

Dragons are large, serpent-like legendary creatures that appear in the folklore of many cultures around the world. They are featured in the films Spirited Away and Tales from Earthsea.

Tales from Earthsea
Dragons of Earthsea have western cultures look. They are winged, horned, four-legged, and capable of breathing fire. They can be controlled by dragon lords and different methods.

Dragons are feared and beloved by the peoples. They never attacked a village, but they are feared because of their big stature. Cob on the other hand, tend to worship them, because of their beauty and long lifespan.

Spirited Away
Dragons in eastern cultures are usually depicted as wingless, four-legged, serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence. Because of their river-shaped body, they are worshiped in Asia.

Chinese see themselves as children of dragons. Dragon with five claws symbolized China's emperor (Long). Dragons with four claws symbolized China or Korea (Long or w:c:dragons:Korean Yong (Dragonology)Yong). Dragon with three claws symbolized Japan (Ryū).

Dragons are somewhat prominent in the Spirit Realm of the film. The only named one is Haku. To a lesser extent is the River Spirit that was initially believed to be a Stink Spirit. Drachen