The House of the Lost on the Cape

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The House of the Lost on the Cape

2022

1h 45m

Fantasy

Drama

Anime

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A strange old woman allows a teenage runaway and a young orphan to stay in an abandoned house that overlooks the sea. However, when a menacing entity threatens their new home, they must band together and face their fears to save it.

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

Sweet and touching, this piece of Japanese animation takes real emotions and weaves them into a fantastical story.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 5, 2022

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Jared Mobarak

Jaredmobarak.com

The film is therefore about healing above all else—with a dash of mythologizing come true. A solid, heartwarming drama that balances the real world with the supernatural.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 16, 2022

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Warm, wise and wonderful. As poet Pablo Neruda once wrote, "They can cut all of the flowers, but they can't stop the spring from coming." The House of the Lost on the Cape captures the essence of that poem.

Sep 8, 2022

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Autumn Wright

Paste Magazine

Its themes, subject matter and messages are tempered by uninspiring art direction and a narrative more suited to a visual novel (down to the twinkly acoustic guitar in the soundtrack).

Rated: 6.5/10

Sep 7, 2022

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

The House of the Lost on the Cape is a fine story without the fantasy elements, but with them, it's a completely different and less successful one.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 7, 2022

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

Shin’ya Kawatsura’s film will transport you to a higher plain of wonder far above the broken pavement of this world.

Rated: 9/10

Sep 6, 2022

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honestly a pretty decent movie the last half of the movie felt a little rushed though otherwise a great movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/22

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Kyle M

A cute and gently touching commemorative picture on grief and disaster that brought in unexpected fantastical elements embracing surrounding existential folklores decently represented as part of the overarching sappily blossoming heart, nothing extraordinary. (B)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/20/25

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oliver

Super boring. The only good experience I got out of it was playing tic tac toe and rock paper scissors with my mom to pass the time.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/14/22

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Synopsis

A strange old woman allows a teenage runaway and a young orphan to stay in an abandoned house that overlooks the sea. However, when a menacing entity threatens their new home, they must band together and face their fears to save it.

Director: Shinya Kawatsura
Producer: Yoshinori Takeeda, Taku Matsuo, Noriko Iwasaki
Screenwriter: Reiko Yoshida
Distributor: Eleven Arts / Iconic Events
Production Co: Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV), David Production, Aeon Entertainment Co.,Ltd, BS Fuji, Fuji Creative (FCC)
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 7, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 45m

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