Takuji Matsuoka (played by Mutsuo Yoshioka) is a protagonist in Chime.
A cooking teacher struggling with psychological instability and professional ambition. He attempts to secure a restaurant job by quitting his teaching position. His classes are disrupted by a suicidal student, and he commits murder by stabbing a student who refuses to follow his instructions. He experiences terrifying hallucinations, argues with his son, and ends the film in a state of unraveling. Ichiro Tashiro (played by Seiichi Kohinata) is a protagonist in Chime.
A distant and struggling student in Matsuoka's cooking class. He claims to hear a chime he believes is a message, and later states that a surgery replaced half his brain with a machine controlling him. He attempts to prove this by committing suicide in the classroom with a knife. Akemi Hishida (played by Hana Amano) appears in Chime.
A student in Matsuoka's class who is shown how to butcher a chicken. After she refuses to follow his example, Matsuoka emotionlessly stabs her to death and hides her body. She later briefly appears to Matsuoka as a terrifying vision at school. Cooking Class Student (played by Ayame) appears in Chime.
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Characters
Takuji Matsuoka
(played by Mutsuo Yoshioka) — protagonist
A cooking teacher struggling with psychological instability and professional ambition. He attempts to secure a restaurant job by quitting his teaching position. His classes are disrupted by a suicidal...
Ichiro Tashiro
(played by Seiichi Kohinata) — protagonist
A distant and struggling student in Matsuoka's cooking class. He claims to hear a chime he believes is a message, and later states that a surgery replaced half his brain with a machine controlling him...
Akemi Hishida
(played by Hana Amano) — supporting
A student in Matsuoka's class who is shown how to butcher a chicken. After she refuses to follow his example, Matsuoka emotionlessly stabs her to death and hides her body. She later briefly appears to...
Cooking Class Student
(played by Ayame) — minor
Key Relationships
Takuji Matsuoka → Cooking Class Student
(Social Informant)
