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Poster for Yuki's Sun

Yuki's Sun

1972 · 5 min

A gentle, brief slice of childhood warmth with a quiet melancholy underneath, easy to sit through and softly charming.

Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Genres
Animation, Drama
Overview
TV pilot based on an original manga by Tetsuya Chiba, about a 10-year old girl named Yuki. An orphan who's being adopted by a family.
How it feels
Warm, melancholic, earnest and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Found family, family, identity, isolation
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Genres
Animation, Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, drama
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Written by
Isao Takahata
Runtime
5 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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