Movie

Mermaid Forest

1991 · 55 min

A slow, eerie folktale that lingers on the unsettling cost of immortality and the quiet dread of endless life.

Tagline: Are some prizes worth the price?
Overview: There is a legend in Japan that if one eats the flesh of a mermaid, one will become immortal. This anime recounts the story of Yuhta and Mana, an immortal boy and girl, and their experiences with a family struggling to achieve immortality at any cost.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, death, immigration, family
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
death
immigration
family
morality
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none