Minky Momo: Station of Your Memories

1994 0h 40m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

AnimationFantasyFamily

Synopsis

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Magical Princess Minky Momo is waiting for a train to take her to her final destination when she encounters an old man who is waiting for a reunion. When she discovers he has left his passport behind in the station, she embarks on the train to try to find him -- in the process running into her previous self.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Megumi Hayashibara
Minky Momo (voice)
Mami Koyama
Minky Momo (voice)
Mika Doi
Woman (voice)
Nobuaki Fukuda
Conductor (voice)
Ryô Kurosawa
Lion (voice)
Fumio Matsuoka
Old Man (voice)
Keiichi Nanba
Station Employee (voice)
Toshiharu Sakurai
Traveller 3 (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Writers: Takeshi Shudo, Takeshi Shudo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Takashi Suzuki 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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Megumi Hayashibara and Mami Koyama and Mika Doi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0160505 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kunihiko Yuyama directs. Takashi Suzuki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Takashi Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Megumi Hayashibara and Mami Koyama and Mika Doi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0160505 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.