Trailer and poster added for movie “Call Me Chihiro” starring Kasumi Arimura. The movie is based on manga series “Chihirosan” by Hiroyuki Yasuda and directed by Rikiya Imaizumi (“Just Only Love“). The film follows Kasumi Arimura who plays Chihiro. She works at a bento restaurant in a small seaside town. Before that, she worked as a prostitute. As she talks with her customers, they both are able to find comfort from their problems. Meanwhile, the movie’s theme song has been announced as “Ai no Taiyou” by Shigeru Kishida. Shigeru Kishida is a member of rock band Quruli, who wrote the soundtrack for movie “Josee, the Tiger and the Fish.” The theme song “Ai no Taiyou” plays during the main trailer.
“Call Me Chihiro” will be released February 23, 2023 in Japan and also via Netflix worldwide.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Chihiro (Kasumi Arimura) used to work as a prostitute. She happened to stop by a seaside town and have a bento meal there. She loved the meal so much, she decided to settled down in the seaside town and work at the bento shop. She now greets customers with a smile at the bento shop and makes small talk with them. She doesn’t even hide her past. Chihiro talks with customers about various problems and, through their conversations, they are comforted by her. Chihiro herself suffers from loneliness, which started with her family when she was little. By meeting her customers, she also faces her loneliness and gets over that slowly.
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