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Mai Mai Miracle

2009 · 94 min

A gentle, sunlit childhood idyll that slowly turns bittersweet, blending daydreams with the quiet ache of leaving innocence behind.

Directed by: Sunao Katabuchi
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Drama
Starring: Mayuko Fukuda, Nako Mizusawa, Ei Morisako

Overview: Inspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of growing up.

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Directed by: Sunao Katabuchi
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Drama
Starring: Mayuko Fukuda, Nako Mizusawa, Ei Morisako

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
memory
friendship
family
identity
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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

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Genres: animation, adventure, drama
Directed by: Sunao Katabuchi
Written by: Sunao Katabuchi
Starring: Mayuko Fukuda, Nako Mizusawa, Ei Morisako, Manami Honjo, Tamaki Matsumoto, Kazato Tomizawa, Miyo Wakita, Eiji Takemoto
Music: Shusei Murai
Cinematography: Yukihiro Masumoto
Runtime: 94 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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