? Spirited Away has created many vivid characters, such as the simple and brave Chihiro, the clever and kind White Dragon, the greedy and terrible Tang Popo and so on. In addition to these main characters, there is also a haunting character, the biggest hidden protagonist in this film, and that is Kaonashi.
When Kaonashi appeared for the first time, he stood motionless by the bridge, surrounded by people coming and going, looking out of place, and no one paid attention to her. Until Chihiro, who entered a different world by mistake, appeared, passed by him and saw him. The second time, Kaonashi stood alone at the bridge. This time there was no one on the bridge, but Chihiro still noticed him and even nodded to him.
It was noticed for the first time that Kaonashi's rigid body finally moved. With Chihiro's departure, from this moment on, he became different and was noticed like all lonely people. This matter means a lot to him. The room was full of excitement, but Kaonashi stood in the rain, until the kind Chihiro saw him when pouring water. He was worried that he would get wet and catch cold, so he opened the door and let him in to take shelter from the rain. At this moment, Chihiro's concern for him lit up his whole world like a beam of light. Then he began the most clumsy, simple and rude flattery.
Chihiro was embarrassed by his colleagues, so he deliberately refused to give him the brand of medicated bath, and the face-covering man appeared. The spell sent a brand directly to Chihiro, and when Chihiro washed the big bathtub, he silently appeared in the corner to guard Chihiro. Chihiro bowed to thank him, and he stretched out his thin paw-like hand from the big black robe and gave her a pile of changed brands, waiting for Chihiro to accept it. When Chihiro refused, he became transparent again and then slowly disappeared. Then she found that everyone likes gold.
In the dead of night, he appeared in the big bathroom, lured the frog with golden beans, and then ate it, so that it could finally talk. Everyone knows that Kaonashi has a lot of gold, and all of them are eager for it. Kaonashi desperately stuffed his mouth with delicious food, enjoying everything envied by others and enjoying everyone's eyes. What he really wanted was Hanazono Sakura, but he took an extreme route in this process. When Hanazono Sakura appeared in front of him again, he gave a bucket full of gold. He wanted to give it to Xiao Qian. He thought that others loved gold, and Hanazono Sakura must like it, but Hanazono Sakura didn't want his gold, which was scattered on the floor, and people flocked to grab it.
He became angry from embarrassment and ate people who were still smiling and flattering, making the whole soup house a mess. Because he couldn't find a modest Kaonashi, the rich man flew into a rage, and his desire swelled to make him take him away, which made such a mess that even Tang Popo couldn't coax him. As soon as Chihiro entered, Kaonashi stopped making trouble at once, but he also obediently found a plate of food that was at sixes and sevens, which was fairly complete. He asked Hanazono Sakura to give it in kind or gold, but he only gave it to Hanazono Sakura and didn't give it to others. What he didn't know was that Chihiro didn't want it. After being rejected again, the man who covered his face finally spoke his mind. This was the most manic moment in Kaonashi's whole film. Chihiro gave the meatballs to Kaonashi, but I didn't expect Kaonashi to vomit after eating them, and spit out all the filth. The man who covered his face felt that Hanazono Sakura had betrayed him and began to kill Hanazono Sakura. Tang Popo appeared and launched the skill turtle qigong, which caused zero damage to Kaonashi. It was difficult to launch the skill kuangpen when covering his face, and Tang Popo was killed. After eating meatballs, Kaonashi chased Hanazono Sakura crazily, and spit out the people who swallowed before, until chasing Xiao led out Tao Xiaoqian. Does this mean that mom asked you to come over with grandma and aunt's fire literature and art? Finally, he spit out the frog, and all his desires and greed were gone, and he changed back to his original appearance, following the footsteps of Chihiro. Although he doesn't know where Hanazono Sakura is going, he just wants to stay with her. When he got on the train, he got Chihiro's permission, so he stayed silently beside Chihiro like a child who did something wrong. When Chihiro found another place to sit down, he was a little at a loss. Until Chihiro motioned him to sit down, he carefully sat on the vast sea next to Chihiro. On the empty tram, Chihiro and Kaonashi sat side by side, and no one spoke, but this scene was very warm. After getting off the train, he followed Chihiro to Qian Popo. Xiao Mu, who was simple but warm, watched Chihiro enter the house, and then followed him carefully. Qian Popo was very polite to her, invited him to drink milk tea, invited him to eat cake, and she sat down, sipping coffee and eating cake. Qian Popo asked him to help knit a sweater, and encouraged him to take two more stitches with approval. The man covering his face also worked hard. Doing manual work, this scene is so beautiful and quiet.
After Chihiro left, Qian Popo asked Kaonashi to stay as his assistant. Kaonashi nodded his head gently. In the main room, although he was very attentive, he was not happy. In the cabin, he was at ease and found his true self. Finally, he stood at the door and said goodbye to Hanazono Sakura, who brought him warmth.
Kaonashi shows the darkest and weakest side of people. While we are distressed by him, we are also distressed by ourselves. He is lonely and has no ego. He is eager to be loved, recognized and made friends. Others just need to be kind to her. Don't give everything you have. Kaonashi's humility and ingratiation are all reflected in us. Miyazaki Hayao tells the cruel truth of the world in the whole movie, and then tells us at the end that as long as you believe, there will be children in the adult world.