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Hurricane Touchdown

2000 · 62 min

A brisk, colourful animated adventure with a bittersweet emotional core that keeps younger viewers engaged without asking much of them.

Directed by: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring: Reiko Kiuchi, Junko Noda, Rio Natsuki

Overview: After the older DigiDestined are abducted by the mysterious Kokomon, the next generation of kids team up with American DigiDestined Willis to rescue them - only to discover that their enigmatic enemy has an unexpected connection to their new friend!

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Directed by: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring: Reiko Kiuchi, Junko Noda, Rio Natsuki

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Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
grief
loyalty
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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

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Genres: animation, adventure, fantasy
Directed by: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Written by: Reiko Yoshida
Starring: Reiko Kiuchi, Junko Noda, Rio Natsuki, Koichi Tochika, Megumi Urawa, Taisuke Yamamoto, Miwa Matsumoto, Kae Araki
Runtime: 62 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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