#Call Me Chihiro

[redsamuraiii]

Call Me Chihiro (2023) by Cassidy Maeve

[noramoon]

CALL ME CHIHIRO (2023) dir. Rikiya Imaizumi

[stutee]

I finished watching the movie Call me Chihiro last night and I was left feeling bittersweet with a heaviness in my heart.

My heart broke for all the characters. There wasn't anything extraordinarily tragic in terms of cinema that was happening to them but it was enough to feel for all of them.

I felt the suffocation of Okaji at her home. The fear and the control her father carried in her house.

I felt the innocence of Makato who simply wanted his mom to be home yet he knew how to take care of himself. He came off as a rude entitled kid only for us to realise he was acting out from a lack of attention from his mother. I felt immensely angry and frustrated when his mother didn't realise that he is capable of thinking and bringing flowers for her until Chihiro calmly and sternly points out her own son's kindness that she is so blind to.

I was glad Basil and the ex boss found each other. It wasn't stated if they started dating but their friendship was soothing and hopeful.

I cried heartwarming tears when Tae and Aya(Chihiro) hugged and talked.

I loved watching Tae and her husband peeling Chestnuts and considering that tiring act as one of their ways to spend time with each other as partners.

I smiled a knowing smile when Chihiro in a fun way led Okaji to Becchan especially when it was shown how Okaji did not really feel connected or belonged to her group of friends.

Many many more scenes that were both heartwarming yet slightly heartbreaking.

I wanted to see how the characters resolved things. Especially Okaji's mom divorcing her husband. I always crave for tying loose ends. But let's hope that she did that and Okaji loved eating at home and ravishing her mom's food.

I hope Chihiro found happiness and found the same warmth and connection she constantly spread all around her. I hope the loneliness did not follow her when she left town and that she found her people from her "planet" and felt at home.❤️

[loveisyuya]

Pinterest is such a silent app. I love it. It's like leaving your parents' house to spend a rainy afternoon at your grandmother's house, just fun and comfort 🏰

[eohachu]

WATCHED IN 2023:

ちひろさん Call Me Chihiro (2023), dir. Imaizumi Rikiya

ARIMURA KASUMI as CHIHIRO

"although they must exist somewhere." "what?" "the people from my planet."

[studentofetherium]

Call Me Chihiro (dir. Rikiya Imaizumi, 2023)

[miyavhito]

they say that we're all human. it's not true. actually, we all come from different planets. so really, it's no wonder we can't understand each other.

call me chihiro dir. Rikiya Imaizumi

[theslythernmage]

i fucking LOVE media that is "no plot, just vibes"

I ADORE YOU

[stvrfux]

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call me chihiro (2023)

ちひろさん

[redsamuraiii]

So I've just started reading this book and two chapters in, I'm already glued to the story.

It's about a fictional convenience store called "Tenderness" (as you see on the cover above), which is like a blend of Japanese convenience stores LAWSON and Family Mart.

It feels like a relaxing slice of life jdrama which introduces you to the various characters working and visiting the store, and the life happenings and the shenanigans they get caught up in.

While the store is fictional, the location is real, it's at Mojiko Retro in Kitakyushu of Kyushu, which is near Fukuoka. As the book title says, the store is by the sea, which is Sea of Japan, facing Busan (Korea).

Not sure if the characters are the same for every chapter or show different ones each chapter, but so far there are three characters I find interesting. Shiba, Tsugi and Mitsuri.

Shiba is the store manager who is described to be very good looking and charming that it draws wild crowd of screaming women craving for his attention, which is hilarious like an anime.

Tsugi is the mysterious resident's "handyman" who looks shady with his messy hair and beard, driving around his mini van with junks on it, who solves everyone's problems when the situation calls for it.

Mitsuri is the married woman who works part time at the store and finds Shiba and Tsugi intriguing (not in a romantic way), wondering why one is so charming and why one is so mysterious.

If they were to make a live adaptation jdrama, I imagine it would be like Call Me Chihiro. And Kasumi Arimura easily comes for the role of Mitsuri, with Tomoya Nakamura as Shiba and Go Ayano as Tsugi.

Interestingly, Kasumi Arimura and Tomoya Nakamura acted together in Ishiko and Haneo, where they have a sibling like chemistry, with their endless bantering and her poking her nose into everything.

Tomoya Nakamura also acted as a convenience store chain director in A Warmed Up Love.

Go Ayano's role in Tokyo Swindlers also convinced me he's perfect as Tsugi, whom, Mitsuri described as not bad looking if it wasn't for his messy hair and beard, and gloomy looking outlook.

EDITED

Read another chapter which revolves around four students, whose characters and personalities reminds me of Great Teacher Onizuka Remake.

Mizuki, the leader of the girls group in school who is an overachiever and expect others to be like her (both students and teachers) or follow her at least. She reminds me of Haruna Kawaguchi's character.

Azusa, Mizuki's close friend. She's not as "smart" and "bold" as Mizuki and seen by other girls as Mizuki's shadows, following everything she says even when she has a heart of her own to follow. She reminds me of Yua Shinkawa's character.

Kanako, the one who always snitch on other girls to get in a better position with Mizuki, and probably see Azusa as a threat, wanting to get rid of her so she could take her place. She reminds me of Honda Tsubasa's character.

Nyatu, the outcast who is the unpopular girl in class with her own family problems that becomes the target of Mizuki and her gang. Azusa wants to befriend her but don't dare out of fear of Mizuki. She reminds me of Mariya Nishiuchi's character.

So far the book feels like a number of jdramas that I have watched, bundled into one and I love it!

[noramoon]

CALL ME CHIHIRO (2023) dir. Rikiya Imaizumi

[sonimage1965]

Call me Chihiro

dir. Rikiya Imaizumi

2023

[loveisyuya]

If you knew her like I do you would fall in love too 🤍

[nekoluw]

[xorax]

[denizeyuruyen]

🎬 Call Me Chihiro (2023) 🇯🇵

İçten, sıcak, sevimli bir film. İzlemesi insana iyi geliyor. Hayata, insan ilişkilerine, sevgiye dair ince ince pek çok şey anlatıyor.

Böyle güzel filmleri izleyiniz efenim...

Galiba son günlerde kimi Japon ve Kore yapımlarına sarmış durumdayım.