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Mirai

Play trailer Poster for Mirai PG Released Nov 29, 2018 1h 38m Kids & Family Fantasy Adventure Anime Play Trailer Watchlist
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A young boy named Kun feels forgotten by his family when his little sister Mirai arrives. Running away from home, Kun stumbles upon a magical garden that serves as a time-traveling gateway where he encounters his mother as a little girl and has a series of adventures with his baby sister who is all grown up, opening a new perspective on his world.
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Alix Turner Ready Steady Cut A beautiful and perceptive anime from Mamoru Hosoda about family connections. Light on plot (though full of heart and memorable moments) Mirai is ripe for interpretation and has plenty to offer for children and adults alike. Rated: 4/5 Feb 3, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ben D Kun (Jaden Waldman) is a 4-year-old brat who lives in a ridiculously cool house — designed by his architect father (John Cho) — in Yokohama and has a support staff that includes family members, both past and present, that aid him at this tumultuous, emotional age. Kun is an unlikable kid who throws grating temper tantrums for the most minor inconveniences. When his baby sister, Mirai (Victoria Grace), comes home from the hospital, Kun lashes out at the lack of control and attention. The plot explores modern parenting (mother exec, father working from home), manhood, overcoming fear, but most importantly, just being a good family member. Its most touching aspect concerns the serendipitous nature of "the family tree," symbolic and literal here. How one decision can change where a branch begins and where one ends. With these visions, Kun understands that he is not the center of the universe and that everyone in his family has made sacrifices, some large and some small — even the dog, Yukko (Crispin Freeman), has to leave his mother to become the family pet. The animation is top-notch and even the "scary" parts are portrayed in a way that would be scary to a child. The ending makes the top lip quiver. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Mamoru Hosoda, one of the contemporary Japanese anime directors, frequently follows certain patterns in his feature-length anime films. Certain elements are usually linked to each other by bearing symbolic meanings. Different creatures become family members. An object, usually an image, takes us back and forth in time. Tradition plays an important role in shaping modern life. In this review, I will explain these recurring elements in five different anime films that Hosoda produced after the 2000s: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), Summer Wars (2009), Wolf Children Ame and Yuki (2012), The Boy and the Beast (2015), Mirai (2018). We will look at how Mamoru Hosoda reproduces the issues of family ties and childhood, creatures and strangers, traditions and roots, classical master-apprentice relations, country and city, time and space in his unique narrative style. Full review: https://guncesinema.com/en/from-aliens-to-family-from-family-to-roots/ Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member beautiful coming of age film Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/21 Full Review Audience Member Though it bogs down a bit in the middle and feels like it has at least five ending, this anime is a very touching and sweet tale. It's honest in it's portrayal of the main character feeling displaced. Trippy moments synonymous with this previous studio's work along with earnest story telling make this an anime worth watching, besides some pacing issues. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Not quite as good as Wolf Children but still very good on its own. The main character is a 4 year old brat who must learn how to deal with his feelings now that he has a little sister. The story has an episodic format so as soon as he learns something he forgets about it the next day. So in other words he acts like a real kid. It’s all from his point of view. I recommend this for families with young kids. It’s a heartfelt slice of life with a little magic. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/20 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young boy named Kun feels forgotten by his family when his little sister Mirai arrives. Running away from home, Kun stumbles upon a magical garden that serves as a time-traveling gateway where he encounters his mother as a little girl and has a series of adventures with his baby sister who is all grown up, opening a new perspective on his world.
Director
Mamoru Hosoda
Producer
Yuichiro Saito
Screenwriter
Mamoru Hosoda
Distributor
GKIDS
Production Co
Toho Animation, Dentsu, Kadokawa, Nippon Television Network
Rating
PG (Thematic Elements|Some Scary Images)
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 29, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 8, 2019
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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