Underplayed Gems

Summer Days with Coo (2007)

Summer Days with Coo poster
Original title
河童のクゥと夏休み
Directed by
Keiichi Hara
Genre
comedy anime and manga, drama anime and manga, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
G
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 143 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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)

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