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Miyori's Forest

2009 · 107 min

A quiet, emotionally rich anime that draws you into a lonely girl's inner world and the forest's eerie wonder, rewarding patience with gentle warmth.

Overview: After being deserted by her parents, 11-year old Miyori shuts her heart from the rest of the world and denies any form of human relationships. She was entrusted in the care of her grandmother who lives near a forest. Miyori will take a walk in the forest where she felt a strong sense of loneliness in the forest which seems to have nothing. However, she soon encounters unbelievable things...

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
family
healing
nature
identity
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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

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Genres: animation, fantasy, drama, tv movie
Directed by: Nizou Yamamoto
Written by: Satoko Okudera
Starring: Yu Aoi, Etsuko Ichihara, Hiroyuki Amano, Kyôko Sasaki, Midori Matsuo, Aya Takashima, Yusuke Numata, Chitose Hajime
Runtime: 107 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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