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{{Infobox Character
{{Quote|''Don't be such a scaredy cat, Chihiro. Let's just take a look.''}}
 
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|Image =Akiichiro Ogino.jpeg
{{Character
 
 
|Kanji =荻野 明一
|image=Akīchirō Ogino.jpg
 
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|Romaji =Ogino Akiichirō
|gender=Male
 
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|Nickname =N/A
|kana=荻野 明夫 / 荻野 明一
 
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|Gender =Male
|roumaji=Ogino Akio / Ogino Akīchirō
 
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|Age =38
|age=38<ref>The Art of Spirited Away, page 56</ref>
 
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|Family =*[[Ichiyūko Ogino]] (Wife)
|species=Human
 
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*[[Chihiro Ogino]] (Daughter)
|status=Alive
 
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|haircolor=Brown
 
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|Occupation =Unknown
|eyecolor=Brown
 
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|Species = Human
|appearance=Spirited Away
 
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|Abilities =
|role=Main character
 
|voiceactorjp=[[Takashi Naito]]
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|Japanese = Takashi Naito (内藤 剛志)
|voiceactordis=[[Michael Chiklis]]
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|English =Michael Chiklis
 
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'''Akīchirō Ogino''' is a employee of a construction copmpany,<ref>The Art of Spirited Away, page 56</ref> father to [[Chihiro Ogino]] and husband to [[Ichiyūko Ogino]]. He is seen in the [[Studio Ghibli]] film ''[[Spirited Away]]''. He is also named '''Akio''' for short.
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'''Akiichirō Ogino '''(荻野 明一郎, ''Ogino Akiichirō'') is a working-class male, husband of [[Ichiyūko Ogino]], and father of [[Chihiro Ogino]] in the Japanese animated film'' Spirited Away''. As punishment for his crimes against the Spirit World, Akiichirō is cursed and transformed into a pig for much of the movie.
   
==Physical Appearance==
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==Appearance==
 
Akiichirō has lightly tanned skin, short, brown hair and small, dark-colored eyes. Compared to other characters in the series, Akiichirō has a very bulky figure, though more of his bulk is attributed to body fat as opposed to muscle. He also grows a very slightly accentuated moustache on his upper lip.
 
Akiichirō has lightly tanned skin, short, brown hair and small, dark-colored eyes. Compared to other characters in the series, Akiichirō has a very bulky figure, though more of his bulk is attributed to body fat as opposed to muscle. He also grows a very slightly accentuated moustache on his upper lip.
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
While his personality is never fully elaborated on in the film, it is shown in the introduction to the film that he is extremely overconfident and brave, driving [[Audi A4|his car]] through an undeveloped footpath in Tochinoki after missing a turn. His curiosity, love for adventure and general carelessness first lands him and his family at the [[Red gate]], the entrance of the [[Spirit Realm]] and subsequently places him under a curse.
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While his personality is never fully elaborated on in the film, it is shown in the introduction to the film that he is extremely overconfident and brave, driving his car through an undeveloped footpath after missing a turn. His curiosity, love for adventure and general carelessness first lands him and his family at the entrance the tunnel of the Spirit World and subsequently places him under a curse.
   
==Plot==
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==History==
He is first seen driving a car to his new home. Unfamiliar with the roads there, he misses a turn and compensates by driving over a footpath in hopes to eventually reach his new house. He nearly drives the car into a [[Dōsojin Statue|stone statue]] and revels in the architectural beauty of the Red Gate. Curiosity piqued, he then takes [[Ichiyūko Ogino]] and [[Chihiro Ogino]] through the tunnel, unwittingly stepping into the Spirit Realm.
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Not much is known about Akiichirō's past except for the fact that he and his family have decided to move from an unnamed location to the suburbs. Unfamiliar with the roads there, Akiichirō misses a turn and compensates by driving over a footpath in hopes to eventually reach his new house. He nearly drives the car into a stone statue and revels in the architectural beauty of the Spirit World Tunnel. Curiosity piqued, Akiichirō then takes Ichiyūko and Chihiro through the tunnel, unwittingly stepping into the Spirit World.
   
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[[File:1325142101INtgFbME.jpg|thumb|Akiichirō and Ichiyūko falling under the spell as they devour spirit food.]]
Akīchirō Ogino is later seen picking up a scent of food and, with wife and daughter in tow, finds a whole street of unoccupied food stalls. Thinking that all expenses would be paid for (due to his owning of credit cards), Akiichirou and Ichiyuuko begin to stuff themselves with food meant for spirits and immediately fall under a curse that prevents them from stopping. He is then seen at sunset where his consumption of the food has transformed him and his wife into large pigs. Whipped by angry spirit stall owners for eating so much food, He consequently forgets his previous life as a human.
 
   
 
Akiichirō is later seen picking up a scent of food and, with wife and daughter in tow, finds a whole street of unoccupied food stalls. Thinking that all expenses would be paid for (due to his owning of credit cards), Akiichirō and Ichiyūko begin to stuff themselves with food meant for spirits and immediately fall under a curse that prevents them from stopping. Akiichirō is then seen at sunset where his consumption of the food has transformed him and his wife into large pigs. Whipped by angry spirit stall owners for eating so much food, Akiichirō consequently forgets his previous life as a human.
He is next seen sleeping alongside his transformed wife (as pigs) in the pigpen, completely forgetting that he was once a human and ignoring Chihiro's calling. He is not seen until the end of the movie where he and his wife are waiting for Chihiro by the Red Tunnel entrance, forgetting about their experience as pigs after the dispelling of their curse. Completely unaware of how much time has passed, he exclaims at how dusty and dirty the car has become, and dismisses the mess as a prank as the film ends.
 
   
==Symbolism==
 
Even he and his wife are turn into pigs they continue to eat. [[Hayao Miyazaki]] shows peoples are nonsensitive of their surroundings; continuing their destructive way. Akiichirou and his wife cause trouble for their child Chihiro, who has now to save them.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3G8PBrwgII BBC interview with Hayao Miyazaki], Jonathan Ross, BBC documentary Japanorama, show from 2002</ref>
 
   
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[[File:E382b9e382afe383aae383bce383b3e382b7e383a7e38383e38388-2012-06-08-14-38-16.png|thumb|left|Akiichirō transformed into a pig.]]
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
Chihiro and parents in car.jpg
 
Akichiro drives.jpg
 
Akīchirō Ogino and Ichihiro Ogino and Chihiro.jpg
 
Chihiro sees parents transformed the pig.png
 
</gallery>
 
   
 
He is next seen sleeping alongside his transformed wife (as pigs) in the pigpen, completely forgetting that he was once a human and ignoring Chihiro's calling. Akiichirō is not seen until the end of the movie where he and Ichiyūko are waiting for Chihiro by the Tunnel entrance, forgetting about their experience as pigs after the dispelling of their curse. Completely unaware of how much time has passed, Akiichirō exclaims at how dusty and dirty the car has become, and dismisses the mess as a prank as the film ends.
==References==
 
<references />[[ja:千と千尋の神隠し#.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9]]
 
[[zh:荻野明夫]]
 
[[de:Akio Ogino]]
 
   
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==Abilities==
{{Spirited Away}}
 
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His abilities are not really shown throughout the film, but he is a gifted person in that he is able to smell food from a long distance.
   
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==Quotes==
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* "Relax, I got four-wheel drive."
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* "What's that?"
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* "I knew it."
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* "It's an abandoned theme park."
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* "They built them everywhere in the early-nineties."
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* "But then, the economy went bad."
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* "And they all went bankrupt."
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* "This must be one of them."
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* "Look, they were planning to put a river here."
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* "I must've missed the turn-off."
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* "Yeah, you’re right."
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* "Don’t worry, you got Daddy here."
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Revision as of 11:22, 16 December 2018

Akiichirō Ogino (荻野 明一郎, Ogino Akiichirō) is a working-class male, husband of Ichiyūko Ogino, and father of Chihiro Ogino in the Japanese animated film Spirited Away. As punishment for his crimes against the Spirit World, Akiichirō is cursed and transformed into a pig for much of the movie.

Appearance

Akiichirō has lightly tanned skin, short, brown hair and small, dark-colored eyes. Compared to other characters in the series, Akiichirō has a very bulky figure, though more of his bulk is attributed to body fat as opposed to muscle. He also grows a very slightly accentuated moustache on his upper lip.

Personality

While his personality is never fully elaborated on in the film, it is shown in the introduction to the film that he is extremely overconfident and brave, driving his car through an undeveloped footpath after missing a turn. His curiosity, love for adventure and general carelessness first lands him and his family at the entrance the tunnel of the Spirit World and subsequently places him under a curse.

History

Not much is known about Akiichirō's past except for the fact that he and his family have decided to move from an unnamed location to the suburbs. Unfamiliar with the roads there, Akiichirō misses a turn and compensates by driving over a footpath in hopes to eventually reach his new house. He nearly drives the car into a stone statue and revels in the architectural beauty of the Spirit World Tunnel. Curiosity piqued, Akiichirō then takes Ichiyūko and Chihiro through the tunnel, unwittingly stepping into the Spirit World.

File:1325142101INtgFbME.jpg

Akiichirō and Ichiyūko falling under the spell as they devour spirit food.

Akiichirō is later seen picking up a scent of food and, with wife and daughter in tow, finds a whole street of unoccupied food stalls. Thinking that all expenses would be paid for (due to his owning of credit cards), Akiichirō and Ichiyūko begin to stuff themselves with food meant for spirits and immediately fall under a curse that prevents them from stopping. Akiichirō is then seen at sunset where his consumption of the food has transformed him and his wife into large pigs. Whipped by angry spirit stall owners for eating so much food, Akiichirō consequently forgets his previous life as a human.


File:E382b9e382afe383aae383bce383b3e382b7e383a7e38383e38388-2012-06-08-14-38-16.png

Akiichirō transformed into a pig.

He is next seen sleeping alongside his transformed wife (as pigs) in the pigpen, completely forgetting that he was once a human and ignoring Chihiro's calling. Akiichirō is not seen until the end of the movie where he and Ichiyūko are waiting for Chihiro by the Tunnel entrance, forgetting about their experience as pigs after the dispelling of their curse. Completely unaware of how much time has passed, Akiichirō exclaims at how dusty and dirty the car has become, and dismisses the mess as a prank as the film ends.

Abilities

His abilities are not really shown throughout the film, but he is a gifted person in that he is able to smell food from a long distance.

Quotes

  • "Relax, I got four-wheel drive."
  • "What's that?"
  • "I knew it."
  • "It's an abandoned theme park."
  • "They built them everywhere in the early-nineties."
  • "But then, the economy went bad."
  • "And they all went bankrupt."
  • "This must be one of them."
  • "Look, they were planning to put a river here."
  • "I must've missed the turn-off."
  • "Yeah, you’re right."
  • "Don’t worry, you got Daddy here."


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