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Call Me Chihiro (2023)

Call Me Chihiro poster
Original title
ちひろさん
Directed by
Rikiya Imaizumi
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 11m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 144 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former sex worker named Chihiro starts working at a small bento shop in a seaside town. She forms quiet connections with the lonely people she meets, including a shy high school girl and an elderly regular customer.

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What happens

Call Me Chihiro (Japanese: ちひろさん, Hepburn: Chihiro-san) is a 2023 Japanese drama film written and directed by Rikiya Imaizumi. Produced under Asmik Ace and Digital Frontier, it stars Kasumi Arimura, Hana Toyoshima, Tetta Shimada, Yui Sakuma, Mitsuru Hirata with Jun Fubuki and Lily Franky. The film was released on Netflix on 23 February 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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