Call Me Chihiro
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| Japanese | ちひろさん |
| Directed by | Rikiya Imaizumi |
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| Based on | Chihiro-san by Hiroyuki Yasuda |
| Produced by | Akira Yamano |
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| Cinematography | Hiroshi Iwanaga |
| Music by | Shigeru Kishida |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 132 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Call Me Chihiro (ちひろさん, Chihiro-san) is a 2023 Japanese drama film written and directed by Rikiya Imaizumi. Produced under Asmik Ace and Digital Frontier, it stars Rikiya Imaizumi, Hana Toyoshima, Tetta Shimada, Yui Sakuma, Mitsuru Hirata with Jun Fubuki and Lily Franky.[2] The film was released on Netflix on 23 February 2023.
Cast
[edit]- Kasumi Arimura as Chihiro / Aya Furusawa, a former sex worker who now works at a bento shop her real name is Aya but Chihiro is her stage name
- Hana Toyoshima as Kuniko Seo / Okaji, a shy girl who secretly takes pictures of Chihiro and later becomes her friend
- Tetta Shimada as Makoto Satake, a yong boy who lives with his mother and later becomes Chihiro's friend
- Van as Basil
- Ryuya Wakaba as Taniguchi
- Yui Sakuma as Hitomi, one of Chihiro's bestfriend who is like her older sister
- Itsuki Nagasawa as Chinatsu Ube, a girl who likes to read manga and one of Chihiro's friend
- Miwako Ichikawa as Chihiro, a woman Chihiro met when she was a child and is the inspiration for her stage name
- Keiichi Suzuki as Tramp
- Toshie Negishi as Nagai
- Mitsuru Hirata as Bito, Tae's husband and the owner of the bento shop where Chihiro works
- Lily Franky as Utsumi, Chihiro's former boss
- Jun Fubuki as Tae, the owner of the bento shop where Chihiro works
Production
[edit]The film was announced on Netflix.[3] It is based on the manga series Chihiro-san by Hiroyuki Yasuda.[4] The principal photography of the film took place in Hiroshima, Japan.[5] The trailer of the film was released on 6 December 2022.[6]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10.[7] Brian Costello of Common Sense Media rated the film 4 stars out of 5.[8]
Tatat Bunnag of Bangkok Post,[9] Felix Martua of The Jakarta Post reviewed the film.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Call Me Chihiro". BBFC. 23 February 2023. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "有村架純、元風俗嬢役で映画主演 『ちひろさん』Netflix&劇場で2023年公開". Oricon. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "有村架純が元風俗嬢役で主演、マンガ「ちひろさん」を今泉力哉が映画化（コメントあり / 動画あり）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "有村架純×今泉力哉監督がタッグ！Netflix映画『ちひろさん』全世界配信＆劇場公開が決定｜最新の映画ニュースならMOVIE WALKER PRESS". MOVIE WALKER PRESS (in Japanese). 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Shrestha, Naman (22 February 2023). "Netflix's Call Me Chihiro: Exploring All Shooting Locations". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "有村架純「ちひろさん」予告＆キービジュアル 「くるり」岸田繁が劇伴＆主題歌を担当 : 映画ニュース". 映画.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Call Me Chihiro". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Costello, Brian (27 February 2023). "Call Me Chihiro Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Bunnag, Tatat (10 March 2023). "What does it mean to be human?". Bangkok Post.
- ^ Martua, Felix. "'Call Me Chihiro': An eloquent twist to a classic archetype - Entertainment". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
