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The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

2017 · 129 min

A gentle, time-bending tale that feels like a warm hug, weaving past and present into a soothing mystery.

Directed by: Ryuichi Hiroki
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Ryosuke Yamada, Machiko Ono, Toshiyuki Nishida

Overview: In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a letter in the mailbox. The letter is addressed to the Namiya General Store and the letter was written by someone to consult about worries. Incredibly, the letter was written 32 years ago. The mailbox is somehow connected to the year 1980. Atsuya and his friends decide to write a reply and place their letter in the mailbox.

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Directed by: Ryuichi Hiroki
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
Starring: Ryosuke Yamada, Machiko Ono, Toshiyuki Nishida

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: redemption
family
friendship
fate
healing
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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

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