Short film

Digimon Adventure

1999 · 20 min

A charming, fast-paced short that captures childhood wonder and the thrill of a first adventure with a new friend.

Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Action
Starring: Toshiko Fujita, Kae Araki, Chika Sakamoto

Tagline: You never forget your first Digimon.
Overview: Two children receive a strange egg that hatches into their very first Digimon, leading to the night that would change their lives forever.

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Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Action
Starring: Toshiko Fujita, Kae Araki, Chika Sakamoto

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
family
coming-of-age
survival
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	3
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, adventure, action, fantasy, family
Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda
Written by: Reiko Yoshida
Starring: Toshiko Fujita, Kae Araki, Chika Sakamoto, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Yumi Touma, Hiroya Ishimaru
Cinematography: Shigeru Ando
Runtime: 20 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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