Dōbutsu no Mori (2005)

Original title

どうぶつの森

Directed by

Jōji Shimura

Genre

comedy film, adventure film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

G

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An 11-year-old girl named Ai moves into a village filled with talking animals. She works to make new friends and figure out what her own dreams are.

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What happens

Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori is a 2006 Japanese animated film directed by Jōji Shimura and based on the Animal Crossing video game series. It was produced by Nintendo, OLM, Inc. and VAP and distributed by Toho. The film opened in theaters in Japan on December 16, 2006, where it went on to earn ¥1.7 billion (approximately $16.7 million) at the box office. The film retains the theme of the video games, and centers on an 11-year-old girl named Ai who moves into a village populated with animals where she works to make new friends and find her own dreams. Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori was not released outside Japan, with Nintendo of America stating in 2007 that they had no plans for an English release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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