Mirai

"I have met the future."

2018 1h 38m JA

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7.2

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90%

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★7.2TMDB · 892🍅90%Rotten Tomatoes●81Metacritic★7IMDB · 19,634

AnimationFamilyFantasyAdventureDrama

Synopsis

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Four-year-old Kun struggles with jealousy after his newborn sister, Mirai, begins receiving most of his family’s attention. Retreating to the garden, he encounters Mirai as a teenager from the future and embarks on extraordinary journeys across his family’s past, gradually discovering new perspectives on love, belonging and what it means to become an older brother.

“I have met the future.”

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Cast

Moka Kamishiraishi
Kun (voice)
Haru Kuroki
Mirai (voice)
Gen Hoshino
Father (voice)
Kumiko Aso
Mother (voice)
Mitsuo Yoshihara
Mysterious Man (voice)
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Grandmother (voice)
Koji Yakusho
Grandfather (voice)
Masaharu Fukuyama
Young Man (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Writers: Mamoru Hosoda, Mamoru Hosoda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Masakatsu Takagi. 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 Shigeru Nishiyama 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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Moka Kamishiraishi and Haru Kuroki and Gen Hoshino carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I have met the future.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6900448 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mamoru Hosoda directs. Masakatsu Takagi scores. Shigeru Nishiyama cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Original score by Masakatsu Takagi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Shigeru Nishiyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Moka Kamishiraishi and Haru Kuroki and Gen Hoshino carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "I have met the future.".
6IMDB entry: tt6900448 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 8 themes, including "time travel", "family relationships", "train", "brother sister ".