Child of Kamiari Month

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Child of Kamiari Month

2021

1h 39m

Fantasy

Adventure

Anime

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A year after losing her mother, a little girl learns that she must journey across Japan to the annual gathering of gods in the sacred land of Izumo.

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JK Sooja

Common Sense Media

The animation is beautiful in this sad and tender story.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 3, 2022

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Katie Liggera

Cultured Vultures

Child of Kamiari Month merges humourous elements like Japanese gods, a cute bunny, and marathon running into a timeless story about grief.

Rated: 9/10

Feb 18, 2022

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Brittany Vincent

Decider

It’s beautifully drawn and animated with a great English voice cast, and plenty of reasons for viewers young and old to gravitate toward it.

Feb 12, 2022

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James Marsh

South China Morning Post

Shirai's approach is laudably unflinching, while the animated style is clean and uncluttered, resulting in an earnest and heartfelt tale of facing up to life's toughest challenges.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 9, 2022

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Kate Sánchez

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Child of Kamiari Month is fantastical and gorgeous, but its how it thrives in small moments where Kanna confronts her emotions that truly hold your attention.

Rated: 8/10

Feb 8, 2022

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Daniel Hart

Ready Steady Cut

Theres a beautiful meaning behind the story, making Child of Kamiari Month a must-see anime film this year.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 8, 2022

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the animation was lacking, especially for a movie, however the art is gorgeous, and the plot is quite engaging. However they definitely could've explored and developed the idea a lot more. However, I was quite satisfied when i finished it. Not something that i would watch over and over again by myself, but definitely a good movie to watch with a friend or family.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/10/25

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Audience Member

Really good movie about running, which is a metaphor for effort and persistence! Characters might seem a little underdeveloped, but it is made up with the themes and message of the movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Gabe C

A good movie for someone who has an hour or two to kill. Wouldn't say it's amazing, but after watching it you do want to start running more, so I guess that's a plus. Good animation, decent plot, good character development.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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Simon M

Pop-philosophy tale about the importance of being true to yourself, felt like a second-rate Ghibli clone

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

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Alejandro E

Quizá el contrapeso de esta película es su parecido con El viaje de Chihiro. Sin embargo, la historia y su arte conceptual son suficientes en su defensa, y no tiene desperdicio.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/16/23

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Audience Member

Plot underdeveloped and moved too fast, I had no idea what was happening half the time. Characters shallow and underdeveloped, honestly the entire movie seems like it was written in 2 minutes. Would not recommend.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Synopsis

A year after losing her mother, a little girl learns that she must journey across Japan to the annual gathering of gods in the sacred land of Izumo.

Director: Takana Shirai
Producer: Auko Oshi
Screenwriter: Ryûta Miyake, Tetsurô Takita
Production Co: Liden Films
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 8, 2022
Runtime: 1h 39m

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