Mai Mai Miracle (2009)

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.

Director:

Sunao Katabuchi

Writers:

Sunao Katabuchi, Nobuko Takagi (story)

Stars:

Masao Agawa, Chisa Bandai, Romy Beckman

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Masao Agawa	...	Fujiwara
Chisa Bandai
Romy Beckman	...	(voice)
J. David Brimmer	...	Tatara / Additional Voices (voice)
Shoya Chiba	...	(as Shôya Chiba)
Kevin T. Collins	...	(voice)
Dominick Coniglio	...	Hitoshi (voice)
Shannon Conley	...	Bar California Woman (voice) (as Vibe Jones)
Juan Jose Corti	...	Kotaro Aoki (voice)
Michaela Dean	...	(voice)
Colin DePaula	...	Shiro (voice)
Mayuko Fukuda	...	Shinko Aoki (voice)
Barbara Goodson	...	Hatsue Aoki (voice)
Wayne Grayson	...	Boss / Additional Voices (voice)
Manami Honjô	...	Chôko Aoki (voice)

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

anime | three word title | metaphoric title | girl | boy | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Sunao Katabuchi's 2nd feature film.

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Soundtracks

SING
by Joe Raposo

User Reviews

Not Quite Ghibli But Interesting

Sienna: 7 Stars Sebastian: 10 Stars! Paul: 6 Stars

Seb says: "I don't like movies with monsters and Mai Mai has no monsters"

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

21 November 2009 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Mai Mai Miracle

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$81,914

Company Credits

Production Co:

Madhouse, Avex Entertainment, Shochiku

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1