A Letter to Momo (Blu-ray + DVD)
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Blu-ray Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: Not Rated
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: October 26, 2021
- Originally Released: 2011
- Label: Shout Factory
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Hiroyuki Okiura | |
Screenplay by | Hiroyuki Okiura | |
Voice: | Amanda Pace, Stephanie Sheh, Fred Tatasciore, Dana Snyder, Bob Bergen, Kirk Thornton & Frank Ashmore |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3.5/4 --
Despite the hand-drawn film's supernatural edge, one of Okiura's lyrical strengths is acquainting a viewer with the poetry of the real - animated reflections of ordinary, beautiful things we see in everyday life without actually noticing them at all.
Seattle Times
Enveloped in a sweetness that buffers the depths of its emotions, Hiroyuki Okiura’s A LETTER TO MOMO explores the stains of loss and regret on a personality too young to articulate them.
New York Times
Rating: 1/4 --
It's difficult to imagine any children's movie retaining the attention of its intended audience for two hours, but this movie feels especially monotonous.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Here, magic-realism and emotional realism run together. The story can lapse into jokiness or drag its heels a little. But when Momo's anguish bursts, and she soon realizes how sad her mother's truly been, the film bursts to life.
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Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)
Rating: 2.5/4 --
A sweet tale of a sad girl who moves to a new place and meets supernatural pals.
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Chicago Sun-Times
A striking example of Japanese hand-drawn animation, it casually combines things you wouldn't expect in one place.
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Los Angeles Times
Though made by the studio Production I.G, this is a markedly Ghibli-esque affair, overtly referencing Miyazaki's My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke among others.
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Grolsch Film Works
Product Description:
Animator Hiroyuki Okiura returns after his 1999 feature JIN-ROH with this story of a teenager confronted by a handful of lively spirits. Momo is a 13-year-old girl who is still coming to terms with the recent death of her father. Momo and her mother have left their home in Tokyo and relocated to the island of Shio, an environment far different from what Momo has known. As Momo explores her new bucolic surroundings and meets her often eccentric neighbors, she frequently hears strange sounds in the house and discovers signs of mischief around the neighborhood. Soon Momo learns that she's being bedeviled by three strange creatures named Iwa, Kawa, and Mame. The curious beasts are actually spirits who are supposed to help guide the soul of Momo's father to heaven, but they crossed paths with Momo en route, and now they are trying to do their job and look after Momo while avoiding being seen by others. MOMO E NO TEGAMI (aka A LETTER TO MOMO) received its North American premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 107,381
- UPC: 826663219197
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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