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With: Rebecca Hall, John Cho, Jaden Waldman, Victoria Grace, Crispin Freeman, Eileen T'Kaye, Daniel Dae Kim
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Written by: Mamoru Hosoda
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Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda
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MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements including some scary images
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Running Time: 98
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Date: 11/30/2018
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Tree of Life
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Mamoru Hosoda's anime Mirai perhaps contains too many scenes of its young protagonist, Kun, throwing tantrums and wailing and crying, but it's otherwise a soaringly beautiful film, as open-aired and pulsingly rhythmic as the best anime. Little Kun is finding life hard after the birth of his baby sister, but his flights of fancy introduce him to the human spirit of his pet dog, teenage Mirai from the future, his great-grandfather as a young man, and even a quasi-haunted train station. The film takes its time, allowing pauses and moments to breathe, and it never seems incurably crazy. It's a touching achievement. I viewed the English-dubbed version, with Rebecca Hall and John Cho as the voices of the parents.
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