Directed by:
Mamoru HosodaScreenplay:
Mamoru HosodaComposer:
高木正勝Cast:
黒木華, Moka Kamishiraishi, Gen Hoshino, Kōji Yakusho, Kumiko Aso, 宮崎美子, Asami Sanada, Kaori Yamagata, Masahiro Yoshikawa, 田中一永, Tadashi NakamuraVOD (2)
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The birth of a sibling is a joyous time for many, but not for Kun. Four years old and spoilt rotten, he sees the arrival of baby sister Mirai as competition for his parents' love. That is, until magical encounters with an older Mirai and family past, present and future send the siblings on an intimate journey through time and space, to confront Kun's uncertain feelings and prepare him to become the big brother he needs to be. (Anime Ltd)
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A delicately, sensitively, and empathetically-told story from the point of view of a four-year-old boy, whose parents have another child. The parents are forced to pay plenty of attention to the new child, which the former boy dislikes and therefore falls into various time and fantasy levels, where various members of his family from the ancient past and the near future help him cope with this new situation. This is a beautifully made film with emphasis on the poetics of familiar events from family life, originally spiced with children's imagination and presented nostalgically, touchingly and amusingly. The protagonist sometimes unnecessarily screams too much and is annoying to the point of being unsympathetic, but this is also the only fundamental compliant I have about the film.
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This movie has some nice and heartfelt moments, especially those that take place, shall we say, "outside the real world". However, it also has some moments when the main male protagonist, with his spoiled shrillness, literally made my blood boil. I thought to myself that watching such a child is probably the best form of contraception. The best character is clearly the great-grandfather who was in the war, although the stay-at-home dad also gained a lot of sympathy from me. Still, I did not have as strong an experience as I would have expected for a production by Mamoru Hosoda. Also, the visuals were not nearly as breathtaking (except perhaps for the black train near the end) as I would have liked. 6,8/10
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