Call Me Chihiro (2023)

Grade: Baa

Format: Film

Genre: Japanese; Drama Movies

Studio: Asmik Ace

Source: manga

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A former sex worker settles into a small seaside town and takes a job at a bento shop, where her unapologetic warmth quietly draws in lonely souls — a neglected boy, a withdrawn high schooler, a homeless man, a transgender friend from her past life. Beneath her free-spirited openness lies her own deep-rooted loneliness, and the film explores whether genuine human connection can heal people who've learned to carry their pain alone. A meditative, mostly plot-free slice-of-life character study adapted from the manga Chihiro-san by Hiroyuki Yasuda, told through interwoven vignettes around Chihiro'

Cast

  • Kasumi Arimura
  • Hana Toyoshima
  • Tetta Shimada
  • van
  • Ryuya Wakaba

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