Yubaba

湯婆婆

The wicked, greedy witch who runs the spirit bathhouse where Chihiro is compelled to work. She is recognized as highly powerful and possesses the ability to transform into a bird. She has a very large son, whom she cares for at the bathhouse, and she reveals her kind nature only to him. When individuals start working at the bathhouse, she signs a contract with them, through which she alters and takes their names.