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Masao Agawa | ... | Fujiwara |
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Romy Beckman | ... | (voice) |
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Shoya Chiba | ... | (as Shôya Chiba) |
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| Dominick Coniglio | ... | Hitoshi (voice) | |
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Juan Jose Corti | ... | Kotaro Aoki (voice) |
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Colin DePaula | ... | Shiro (voice) |
| Mayuko Fukuda | ... | Shinko Aoki (voice) | |
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Manami Honjô | ... | Chôko Aoki (voice) |
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Inspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of growing up.
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21 November 2009 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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This is a pure feel-good enlightening movie about making the most out of the richness of life in the midst of a decent, not-well-to-do country life/ and poverty.
The movie is full of moments that will bring anyone back to childhood innocence, from playing with plants & animals to swallowing the wrong food by accident :). And unlike Miyazaki's works and the suggestive speculation from its title, this movie sticks closer to reality (save for the parallel fantasies of a totally different time era) and is not too overdone.
It is a nice reminder of Ohomide poro poro, one of my favourite anime of all time.