Mirai

Name: Mirai
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Animation, Family
Released: November 30, 2018
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Crispin Freeman, Gen Hoshino, Haru Kuroki, John Cho, Kôji Yakusho

2018

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Universal acclaim based on 17 Critics

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Gkids | Release Date: November 30, 2018

Starring: Crispin Freeman, Gen Hoshino, Haru Kuroki, John Cho, Kôji Yakusho, Kumiko Asô, Masaharu Fukuyama, Mitsuo Yoshihara, Moka Kamishiraishi, Victoria Grace, Yoshiko Miyazaki

Summary: Kun, a little boy, enjoys a happy childhood until the arrival of his baby sister, Mirai. As the new baby becomes the center of his parents' attention, he becomes increasingly jealous. Little by little, he withdraws into himself. In the backyard where he likes to take refuge, grows a magical family tree. Kun finds himself suddenly catapultedKun, a little boy, enjoys a happy childhood until the arrival of his baby sister, Mirai. As the new baby becomes the center of his parents' attention, he becomes increasingly jealous. Little by little, he withdraws into himself. In the backyard where he likes to take refuge, grows a magical family tree. Kun finds himself suddenly catapulted into a fantastic world where the past and the present mingle. One after another, he meets his relatives at different ages: his mother, as a little girl; his great-grandfather, as an energetic young man; and his little sister, as a teenager. Through these adventures, Kun is able to discover his own story. [Gkids]… Expand

Director: Mamoru Hosoda

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 98 min

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TheWrap - Carlos Aguilar

Dec 1, 2018

Breathing rare emotional truth into on-screen depictions of small children and the parents who raise them, Hosoda’s unassumingly sumptuous Mirai is a hand-drawn miracle, rivaling Pixar and Ghibli’s efforts to devise family entertainment with a complex and humanistic edge. Read full review

The New York Times - Bilge Ebiri

Nov 29, 2018

Fluctuating between the minor daily occurrences of Kun’s life and his touching sojourns into the past and the future, Hosoda’s film privileges moments of emotion over belabored story mechanics. Thus, it gathers complexity without sacrificing any of its guileless modesty. Read full review

Rolling Stone - Peter Travers

Nov 29, 2018

Mirai casts a spell that works on children and adults alike, but in different ways. Its creator’s artistry and empathy are the connecting links. It may be the animator’s smallest film, but it stands tall. You’ll be enchanted. Read full review

Screen International - Wendy Ide

Oct 29, 2018

The latest anime from Mamoru Hosoda (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) is a beguilingly sweet-natured little gem. The film balances spiralling flights of fancy with glinting observations on parenting and family dynamics. Read full review

Wall Street Journal - Joe Morgenstern

Nov 29, 2018

But all of that — the visual style included — changes as the film develops an edge, then expands into a lyrical realm that is both very Japanese and entirely universal. Read full review

Empire - David Parkinson

Nov 5, 2018

Tempering its flights of fancy with moments of whimsical humour and kid’s-eye realism, this thoughtful treatise on growing pains reveals a realist side of Japanimation that’s all too rarely seen. Read full review

RogerEbert.com - Simon Abrams

Nov 30, 2018

I dislike much of Mirai because most of the film's Kun-centric scenes (which take up 90% of the movie) are split between the character's un-imaginative daydreams and his full-blast fits. Read full review

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