Chirin no Suzu: Difference between revisions

* [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid|Used Toto Be Aa Sweet Little Lamb]]: Used to chilling effect in this film. In the English version, the sheep reject Chirin because they apparently do not remember him and they are convinced that no fearsome beast like him could have come from their farm. In the Japanese version, the sheep reject Chirin because they recognized the bell he still wore around his neck and they could not reconcile the fact that the lamb they used to play with had grown up to become such a fearsome beast, which makes no difference either way, as it still conveys the same message.

* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]]}}: Chirin arguably has this by the end of the film.

* {{spoiler|[[Villain Protagonist]]}}: Chirin turns into this later on.

* [[What Could Have Been]]: The original Japanese script somehow manages to go even [[Darker and Edgier]] than it already is. The wolf kills the entire flock of sheep, not just Chirin's mother, leaving him with a horrible case of survivor's guilt and questioning why he is still alive. Also, Chirin doesn't tell the wolf that he's out for revenge (so the audience don't know either) until they go to attack the sheep again &and Chirin surprise kills him, leaving Wolf to utter [[Ironic Echo|the same words]] as Chirin did as a lamb. Then ChrinChirin regrets his revenge and is left alone.