Rikiya Imaizumi has been quite prolific during the last few years, coming up with two movies every year since 2019, with all of them being definitely above average. “Call Me Chihiro” however, which is based on the manga series “Chihirosan” by Hiroyuki Yasuda, seems to be his best so far.
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As the story begins, we meet Chihiro, a 29-years-old woman working at a bento stall at a seaside town, catering to the regulars, most of whom men who seem to be particularly fond of her, both for the overall warm and friendly attitude and for the fact that she is quite open about her previous job at a massage parlor. It seems that that is actually the role Chihiro has chosen to play in the particular setting, as a kind of guardian angel for all the lonesome and troubled souls of the area.
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As the story begins, we meet Chihiro, a 29-years-old woman working at a bento stall at a seaside town, catering to the regulars, most of whom men who seem to be particularly fond of her, both for the overall warm and friendly attitude and for the fact that she is quite open about her previous job at a massage parlor. It seems that that is actually the role Chihiro has chosen to play in the particular setting, as a kind of guardian angel for all the lonesome and troubled souls of the area.
- 5/16/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Call Me Chihiro is a movie directed by Rikiya Imaizumi starring Kasumi Arimura. With Lily Franky and Jun Fubuki. It is based on a manga by Hiroyuki Yasuda.
This movie seeks enchanting the viewer with the always charming presence of Kasumi Arimura in a movie created for her in which she manages to bring that “special touch” of special manga by Hiroyuki Yasuda.
Movie Review Call Me Chihiro (2023)
This movie is all about taking its time in order to describe the characters and the situations, the inner world and, above all, that poetic world that extends itself beyond the narrative, which is apparently simple and even uncomplicated if considered from a classic way, but is essentially paused and reflective, a very beautiful movie.
Call Me Chihiro is, above all a movie in which the lead character knows how to seduce the viewer and displays herself exactly as she is: this...
This movie seeks enchanting the viewer with the always charming presence of Kasumi Arimura in a movie created for her in which she manages to bring that “special touch” of special manga by Hiroyuki Yasuda.
Movie Review Call Me Chihiro (2023)
This movie is all about taking its time in order to describe the characters and the situations, the inner world and, above all, that poetic world that extends itself beyond the narrative, which is apparently simple and even uncomplicated if considered from a classic way, but is essentially paused and reflective, a very beautiful movie.
Call Me Chihiro is, above all a movie in which the lead character knows how to seduce the viewer and displays herself exactly as she is: this...
- 2/23/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
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