Four-year-old Kun happily plays with a toy train in the modernist home designed by his architect father. Grandmother looks after the tyke while his mother gives birth to a daughter, who is eventually named Mirai. Brotherly love warps as Mirai monopolises the parents' attention. Jealous of his sister, the young boys runs away from home. Soon he discovers a magical garden and travels through time and space, meeting his family at different junctures of their lives. Anime. Subtitled
This cute piece of Japanese animation concerns a four-year-old boy who's peeved when his newborn sister Mirai arrives. However, he is taught to accept a redefined family dynamic by a parade of relatives past, present and future, all generated via a magic garden. It's kind of a kiddie Christmas Carol, only minus Scrooge and Christmas. Mirai isn't a Studio Ghibli film, but many will recognise the influence of SG's trademark charm and visual style. It's sweet, a little weird and very Japanese. Anime fans will love it, while a few others may find it a quietly pleasant alternative to all the sugar-rush cartooning out there.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Mirai | Haru Kuroki |
| Kun | Moka Kamishiraishi |
| Father | Gen Hoshino |
| Grandfather | Koji Yakusho |
| Father | John Cho |
| Mother | Rebecca Hall |
| Grandfather | Daniel Dae Kim |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Mamoru Hosoda |
