Call Me Chihiro

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Call Me Chihiro

2023

2h 11m

Drama

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8 Reviews

89%

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50+ Ratings

An unapologetic former sex worker starts working at a bento stand in a small seaside town, bringing comfort to the lonely souls who come her way.

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

Psychocinematography

While Call Me Chihiro can not be counted among Imaizumi’s best, he still delivers an engaging exploration of the subjective struggle to escape loneliness.

Nov 17, 2023

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

A touching and meaningful movie that is well worth watching for its exploration of human connections and the power of forming deep relationships outside of blood ties, as much as a masterclass on how to adapt manga on the big screen.

Rated: 7

May 21, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A slow-paced humanitarian film, showing the values of family life and of having compassion as highly valued traits.

Rated: C+

Mar 20, 2023

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Fred Barrett

In Review Online

As far as Netflix originals go, one could do a lot worse than this warm-hearted, empathetic, and yes, occasionally uneventful and saccharine slice-of-life drama.

Mar 6, 2023

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Yes, the "sex worker with a heart of gold" story is as old as time, but this variation on the theme comes across as wholly original.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 1, 2023

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John Serba

Decider

The film’s airiness can be both comforting and frustrating; sometimes Imaizumi seems to be aiming for profound reticence, and lands on inertness. But the breezy tone isn’t insubstantial...

Feb 28, 2023

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Audience Member

atatakai desu 😭♥️ Its really nice to see how she changed over time. Great job by Imaizumi. Emotional and warm feelings -- well directed!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/07/25

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Daryl D

From another planet.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Lance S

How does a movie like this have 67% by critics? Though there is a lot of online discussion about how much critics are out of touch with everyday viewers, this one takes the cake for me. One of the best movies I've seen this year. Heartwarming and incredibly moving. I can't imagine the kind of person who would be so cold and disconnected as to find this movie boring.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/24

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Pathetic b

It is everything I love about Japanese storytelling. Bringing some light into the dark. Variety, depth, good tempo, surprise, room for breathing. I think the character of Chihiro is played quite ghostly and I was afraid of something like this, a kind of messianic aura, something far to etheral, a little too obvious creative decision that often does not cooperate well with, what are in the end, human stories to be told. But it was not like that in the end. Thank god. And I was even extremely impressed how this changes over time. Very good acting all around.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Ana O

Very beautiful and delicate film! Actress Kasumi Arimura is very talented and charismatic. I cried a lot with the film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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x k

tells the story of someone who, even at the end of his life, actually still has a glimmer of light, because pure thoughts and days can give warmth to all aspects, especially loneliness itself, begitu hangat.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Rikiya Imaizumi

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Kasumi Arimura

Chihiro

Hana Toyoshima

Kuniko Seo

Tetta Shimada

Makoto Satake

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Utsumi

Jun Fubuki

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Synopsis

An unapologetic former sex worker starts working at a bento stand in a small seaside town, bringing comfort to the lonely souls who come her way.

Director: Rikiya Imaizumi
Producer: Akira Yamano
Screenwriter: Rikiya Imaizumi, Kaori Sawai
Production Co: Asmik Ace Entertainment, Digital Frontier
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 23, 2023
Runtime: 2h 11m

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