Call Me Chihiro

Call Me Chihiro
Promotional release poster
Japaneseちひろさん
Directed byRikiya Imaizumi
Screenplay by
  • Kaori Sawai
  • Rikiya Imaizumi
Based onChihiro-san
by Hiroyuki Yasuda
Produced byAkira Yamano
Starring
CinematographyHiroshi Iwanaga
Music byShigeru Kishida
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 23 February 2023 (2023-02-23) (Japan)
Running time
132 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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 and Tetta Shimada.[2] The film was released on Netflix on 23 February 2023.

Cast

Production

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

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

  1. ^ "Call Me Chihiro". BBFC. 23 February 2023. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Call Me Chihiro". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Bunnag, Tatat (10 March 2023). "What does it mean to be human?". Bangkok Post.
  10. ^ 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.