Akio Ogino
Father turned into a pig
Chihiro's father who appears in Spirited Away. He eats food from the bathhouse without permission and turns into a pig.
Trivia
- Akio Ogino is a character who creates an important trigger for the story.
- His pig-transformed appearance has left an impression on many fans.
Alternate names
Aokawa Ogino
Chihiro's Father
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- A middle-aged man who usually has the appearance of an ordinary father, but his pig-transformed form in the film is memorable.
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Black
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Family-oriented
- Detailed personality
- While he basically shows affection towards his family member Chihiro, he also displays innocence and clumsiness by carelessly eating the bathhouse food without permission.
- Keywords
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- Family-oriented
- Gluttonous
- Innocent
- Clumsy
- Kind
- Talents
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- Ability to live as an ordinary human
- Skills
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- Spirit to protect the family
- Motivation
- To live a peaceful daily life with his family
- Favorite foods
- Bathhouse food
History
- Backstory
- At the beginning of the story, while moving with his daughter Chihiro, he wanders into a mysterious hot spring town and eats food from the bathhouse without permission. As a result, he is turned into a pig. His transformation becomes a crucial turning point in the story as Chihiro grows through her journey.
- Debut date
- July 20, 2001
- Work title
- Spirited Away
- Media type
- Movie
Eating bathhouse food
- Significant event
- Eating bathhouse food
- Description
- The incident occurs where he eats the forbidden bathhouse food without permission and is turned into a pig by magic.
Turned into a pig
- Significant event
- Turned into a pig
- Description
- A crisis for a family member and an important event that triggers Chihiro's growth.
Relationships
Chihiro Ogino
Child
Daughter. Akio being turned into a pig marked the beginning of Chihiro's adventure.
Yubaba Ogino
Spouse
Media appearances
Spirited Away
Movie / Supporting
2001 theatrical release
Voice cast and creators
unknown
- Voice actor
- unknown
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Theatrical version
unknown
- Voice actor
- unknown
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- Theatrical version
Hayao Miyazaki
- Creator name
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Role
- Original author
Studio Ghibli
- Creator name
- Studio Ghibli
- Role
- Animation studio