Animal Crossing: The Movie

"Do you want to live in Animal Crossing?"

2006 1h 27m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 69

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Synopsis

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Ai, a self-reliant girl who moves to Animal Village and works at Nook's Cranny, gradually becomes part of the community with guidance from its residents and embarks on a quest to plant pine trees for a Winter Festival miracle after finding a message in a bottle.

“Do you want to live in Animal Crossing?”

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Cast

Yui Horie
Ai (voice)
Misato Fukuen
Buke (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
Sari (voice)
Yu Kobayashi
Yuu (voice)
Takatoshi Kaneko
Alberto (voice)
Masaki Terasoma
Apollo (voice)
Yurika Hino
Bianka (voice)
Yasuhiro Takato
Saruo (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joji Shimura
Writers: Aya Matsui, Jouji Shimura, Koji Fukasawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joji Shimura, shot by Yasushi Yamakoshi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Yui Horie and Misato Fukuen and Fumiko Orikasa carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Do you want to live in Animal Crossing?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1190545 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joji Shimura directs. Yasushi Yamakoshi behind the camera. Kazumi Totaka scores. Toshio Henmi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Directed by Joji Shimura, shot by Yasushi Yamakoshi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kazumi Totaka. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Toshio Henmi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yui Horie and Misato Fukuen and Fumiko Orikasa carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Do you want to live in Animal Crossing?".
8IMDB entry: tt1190545 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.