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Hal

2013 · 60 min

A quiet, tender ache of a film that unfolds gently, letting sorrow and small comforts settle in before a soft reveal.

Directed by: Ryotaro Makihara
Genres: Animation, Romance
Starring: Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa, Mamoru Miyano

Overview: Kurumi’s heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident. By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion, a brilliant scientist created an ultra-lifelike robotic surrogate to take Hal’s place – and lure Kurumi from her shroud of solitude.

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Directed by: Ryotaro Makihara
Genres: Animation, Romance
Starring: Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa, Mamoru Miyano

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
love
memory
identity
healing
Places: small town
home
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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