Summer Days with Coo (2007)

Original title

河童のクゥと夏休み

Directed by

Keiichi Hara

Genre

comedy anime and manga, drama anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 14m

Rated

G

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 143 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A suburban family finds and cares for a young kappa named Coo. The film follows their summer together as Coo adjusts to modern life and the family learns about his past.

heartwarminggentlebittersweetthoughtfulslow-pacedfamily-orientedearthypoignant

What happens

Summer Days with Coo (河童のクゥと夏休み, Kappa no Kū to Natsuyasumi; lit. "Summer Holidays with Coo the Kappa") is a 2007 Japanese animated film about a kappa and its impact on an ordinary suburban family, written for the screen and directed by Keiichi Hara based on two novels by Masao Kogure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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