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Call Me Chihiro is a movie directed by Rikiya Imaizumi starring Kasumi Arimura. With Lily Franky and Jun Fubuki. It is based on a manga by Hiroyuki Yasuda.

This movie seeks enchanting the viewer with the always charming presence of Kasumi Arimura in a movie created for her in which she manages to bring that “special touch” of special manga by Hiroyuki Yasuda.

Movie Review Call Me Chihiro (2023)

This movie is all about taking its time in order to describe the characters and the situations, the inner world and, above all, that poetic world that extends itself beyond the narrative, which is apparently simple and even uncomplicated if considered from a classic way, but is essentially paused and reflective, a very beautiful movie.

Call Me Chihiro is, above all a movie in which the lead character knows how to seduce the viewer and displays herself exactly as she is: this...

University is supposed to be a time where you start off naïve, but come out the other side ready for the real world. But, as is the case for many of us, Horigai (Yui Sakuma) is approaching the end of her time in higher education but is far from ready for anything. Ryohei Yoshino’s third feature “Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots”, however, is an assured piece from a director that looks to be finding the right course.

Eternally Younger than Those Idiots is screening at Camera Japan

Having already arranged a child welfare role in her hometown, Horigai spends her last few months of uni handing out surveys as part of her thesis. But she’s in no hurry to get it written, and so spends her days lazing about. But with time on her hands, and an impending job that will prove difficult, she starts to develop an...

University is supposed to be a time where you start off naïve, but come out the other side ready for the real world. But, as is the case for many of us, Horigai (Yui Sakuma) is approaching the end of her time in higher education but is far from ready for anything. Ryohei Yoshino’s third feature “Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots”, however, is an assured piece from a director that looks to be finding the right course.

“Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots” is screening as part of the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme

Having already arranged a child welfare role in her hometown, Horigai spends her last few months of uni handing out surveys as part of her thesis. But she’s in no hurry to get it written, and so spends her days lazing about. But with time on her hands, and an impending job that will prove difficult,...

“Uncle,” Danish director Frelle Petersen’s drama about a young woman’s life on a small farm with her disabled uncle, was awarded the Tokyo Grand Prix at the closing ceremony Tuesday of the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival. Shot in rural Denmark with real-life farmer Peter Hansen Tygesen playing the title role, the film had its world premiere in the Japanese capital.

Winner of the second-place Special Jury Prize was “Atlantis,” Ukrainian director Valentyn Vasyanovych’s near-future drama.

Iran’s Saeed Roustaee was named Best Director for his thriller “6.5.” Navid Mohammadzadeh’s performance in the film earned him the Best Actor trophy.

The Best Actress award went to Nadia Tereszhiewicz for her performance in Dominik Moll’s “Only the Animals.” The film also scooped the Audience Award.

The Best Screenplay prize went to Shin Adachi’s “A Beloved Wife,” one of two Japanese films in the competition, while Chinese...