A Letter to Momo (2011)

Original title

ももへの手紙

Directed by

Hiroyuki Okiura

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h

Rated

PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 406 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After her father dies, an 11-year-old girl moves with her mother to a small island town. There she meets three mischievous goblins who help her deal with her grief and adjust to her new life.

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What happens

A Letter to Momo (Japanese: ももへの手紙, Hepburn: Momo e no Tegami) is a 2011 Japanese anime drama film produced by Production I.G and distributed by Kadokawa Pictures. The film was written and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and stars an ensemble cast featuring Karen Miyama, Yūka, Toshiyuki Nishida, Chō and Kōichi Yamadera. In A Letter to Momo, 11-year-old Momo Miyaura moves with her mother to a small island town after her father dies. When she arrives, she encounters three goblins that others cannot see who help her to cope with the loss of her father and the changes in her life. A Letter to Momo premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada on September 10, 2011 and was released on April 21, 2012 in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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