Hottarake no shima - Haruka to maho no kagami (2009)

Having lost her mother, Haruka is now a 16 year old girl and feels neglected by her father. She escapes to her grandmother's house and discovers a fox-like creature who steals her keys. She... See full summary »

Director:

Shinsuke Sato

Writers:

Otsuichi (screenplay) (as Hirotaka Adachi), Shinsuke Sato (screenplay)

Stars:

Christine Marie Cabanos, Patrick Seitz, Julie Maddalena

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christine Marie Cabanos	...	Haruka (voice)
Patrick Seitz	...	Baron (voice)
Julie Maddalena	...	Cotton (voice)
Julie Ann Taylor	...	Haruka's Mother (voice)
Cassandra Lee Morris	...	Teo (voice) (as Cassandra Lee)
Keith Silverstein	...	Haruka's Father (voice) (as David Roach)
Maki Terashima-Furuta	...	Miho (voice)
Paul St. Peter	...	Elder Soldier Brother (voice) (as George C. Cole)
Derek Stephen Prince	...	Younger Soldier Brother (voice)
Tara Platt	...	Vikki (voice)
Kyle Hebert	...	Decargot (voice)
Mark McCollum	...	Picanta (voice) (as Mark V. McCollum)
Xanthe Huynh	...	Researcher (voice)
Amanda Céline Miller	...	Puppeteer's Wife (voice) (as Amanda C. Miller)
Victor Sgroi	...	Passenger (voice)

Storyline

Having lost her mother, Haruka is now a 16 year old girl and feels neglected by her father. She escapes to her grandmother's house and discovers a fox-like creature who steals her keys. She follows him and is transported into a magical world.

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Plot Keywords:

magical world | girl | handheld mirror | magical mirror | prayer | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

22 August 2009 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Oblivion Island

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,171,022

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dentsu, Fuji Television Network, Production I.G.

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

A beautiful , colorful adventure

"Oblivion Island" is for sure a beautiful animation , starting from its characters represented in the heroine Haruka , her cute friends in oblivion island, and the whole magical idea about the island.

The film starts in a 2d animation telling the story of the island and then shifts to its 3d style with what seems to be still hand drawn backgrounds in several scenes, the drawings are beautiful indeed , and the 3d characters are well designed , on the visual side, this is a fine movie to watch.

The story is as engaging as the visuals, as it talks about oblivion island, an island where fox-like creatures take things long forgotten by humans and make use of them, the film follows Haruka's journey to this island and the several events she experiences and the effect of these events on her memories, there are several heartwarming scenes especially at the beginning and near the ending.

I watched "Oblivion Island" with my brother and we both enjoyed it, its a beautiful entertaining movie and -for me- it won't go into oblivion.