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Mugiko-san to (2013)

Mugiko-san to poster
Original title
麦子さんと
Directed by
Keisuke Yoshida
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman who works at an anime shop and dreams of becoming a voice actor deals with the death of her mother who abandoned her and her brother. She travels to her mother's hometown to learn about her past.

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What happens

My Little Sweet Pea (麦子さんと / Mugiko-san to) is a Japanese comedy, drama film directed by Keisuke Yoshida and starring Horikita Maki. It was released on December 21, 2013. The story is about parent-child love, in which an otaku girl who works at an anime shop aims to become a voice actor, but her mother died who once abandoned her and her brother. She follows in the footsteps of her youth and visits her mother's hometown. Director Yoshida spent seven years on the concept of this original work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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