Mirai no Mirai (2018)

A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.

Director:

Mamoru Hosoda

Writer:

Mamoru Hosoda

Stars:

Haru Kuroki, Moka Kamishiraishi, Gen Hoshino

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Haru Kuroki	...	Mirai-chan (voice)
Moka Kamishiraishi	...	Kun-chan (voice)
Gen Hoshino	...	Otôsan (voice)
Kôji Yakusho	...	Jiiji (voice)
Kumiko Asô	...	Okâsan (voice)
Mitsuo Yoshihara	...	Nazo no otoko (voice)
Yoshiko Miyazaki	...	Bâba (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Masaharu Fukuyama	...	Seinen (voice)
Victoria Grace	...	Mirai (voice)

Storyline

The movie follows a 4-year old boy who is struggling to cope with the arrival of a little sister in the family, until things turn magical. A mysterious garden in the backyard of the boy's home becomes a gateway allowing the child to travel back in time and encounter his mother as a little girl and his great-grandfather as a young man. These fantasy-filled adventures allow the child to change his perspective and help him become the big brother he was meant to be.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | anime | time travel | family relationships | 4 year old | 

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Taglines:

"I met the future."

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements including some scary images

Details

Official Sites:

Fathom Events [United States] GKIDS [United States]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

20 July 2018 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Mirai

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dentsu,Kadokawa,NTT Docomo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of one the sister character is Mirai which is also the name of Mamoru Hosoda's own daughter.

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Soundtracks

Uta no kisha
(Song Train)
Written by Tatsurô Yamashita
Performed by Tatsurô Yamashita
Produced by Tatsurô Yamashita
© 2018 by Nippon Television Music Corporation & Smile Publishers Inc.
(P) 2018 Tenderberry & Harvest Inc. Under Exclusive License to Warner Music Japan Inc., A Warner Music Group Company.

User Reviews

Well crafted, with a questionable voice casting decision.

As with all Hosoda-movies, this one is very well crafted as well. Beautiful animation and backgrounds, perfect image composition and a somewhat arthouse story. It was a pleasure to watch. While I watched it I thought it had some lenghty passages, but after I went out of the film I had no regrets whatsoever, the movie grows on you and it shows once again, who is, imho, the new hope of japanese animation. Way better than "Your Name" in my opinion. That one was somehow cold and manipulating. Hosoda, on the other side, manages to always have a warm, friendly baseline and doesn´t have to hammer in the emotional points he wants to show, they come naturally, a fine understatement-way of filmmaking. Truly beautiful. The only thing that really annoyed me was the japanese voice actress who played Kun, the main character. This voice was a complete miscast. I get it that you can´t (or at least would have to make a giant effort) cast a real child for a part as demanding as this one, but the voice was simply bad and took very much from the experience. Especially incomprehensible with Japan´s giant stock of good voice actresses specialised on playing child-characters (not that I could name any...). More than a mild annoyance. But overall, very well again, Hosoda!