A Letter to Momo

"A letter that ties the bond between them."

2012 2h 0m JA

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 417

ComedyFantasyAnimationDramaFamily

Synopsis

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A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.

“A letter that ties the bond between them.”

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Cast

Karen Miyama
Momo Miyaura (voice)
Yûka
Ikuko Miyaura (voice)
Toshiyuki Nishida
Iwa (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Kawa (voice)
Cho
Mame (voice)
Yoshisada Sakaguchi
Great Grandfather (voice)
Ikuko Tani
Great Grandmother (voice)
Takeo Ogawa
Koichi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroyuki Okiura
Writers: Hiroyuki Okiura, Hiroyuki Okiura, Hiroyuki Okiura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, shot by Koji Tanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mina Kubota. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Junichi Uematsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Karen Miyama and Yûka and Toshiyuki Nishida carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A letter that ties the bond between them.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1853614 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroyuki Okiura directs. Koji Tanaka behind the camera. Mina Kubota scores. Junichi Uematsu cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, shot by Koji Tanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Mina Kubota. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Junichi Uematsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Karen Miyama and Yûka and Toshiyuki Nishida carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A letter that ties the bond between them.".
7IMDB entry: tt1853614 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.