Short film

Megumi

2008 · 25 min

A somber, quietly devastating animated account that weighs heavily with quiet tension and sorrow.

Overview: An anime biography on Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 when she was 13 years old. North Korea acknowledges abducting her and at least 12 other Japanese residents during the 1970s and the 1980s, but the country has not provided any conclusive evidence on her fate and most of the others.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, isolation, grief, identity
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
grief
identity
politics
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none