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Yobi, The Five-Tailed Fox

2007 · 86 min

A gentle, bittersweet animated fable that blends whimsical fantasy with a quiet ache of loss and belonging.

Tagline: Guem-ee makes Yobi promise to keep a conversation where he shared his favorite song a secret using this. Yobi later has Jong-ee promise to keep her being a fox a secret using the same gesture.
Overview: After losing her family to fox hunters, five-tailed Yobi lives in the forest with some shipwrecked aliens, far away from the humans. When one of her alien friends gets captured by a villager, Yobi has no choice but to adventure into the human world to rescue him. At the village, Yobi meets many humans, including Geum Yee who studies at a school for maladjusted children. Interested in Geum Yee, Yobi joins the students and revels in the fun of human life, but both a fox hunter and a mysterious shadow man are on her trail.
How it feels: Melancholic, whimsical, warm and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, friendship, found family, grief
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
friendship
found family
grief
love
Places: countryside
school
wilderness
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none