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A Letter to Momo

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Original title: Momo e no Tegami (A Letter to Momo)
Year: 2011
Running time: 120 min.
Country: Japan
Director: Hiroyuki Okiura
Screenwriter: Hiroyuki Okiura
Cast: Animation
Music: Mina Kubota
Cinematography: Animation
Producer: Production I.G, Kadokawa Shoten, Bandai Visual, Kadokawa Pictures, Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)
Genre: Animation. Drama. Fantasy. Comedy | Family Relationships
Synopsis: Momo is a young girl who grew up in a big city. However, following the premature loss of her father, she has to move with her mother to the old family house on a remote island. Here, time seems to have stopped: old wooden buildings, holy shrines surrounded by trees, fields painstakingly carved out from steep hills... and no shopping mall.

Needless to say, Momo is not too overenthusiastic about this new environment. Most of all, her heart is still feeling uneasy about an unfinished letter left by her father. A letter that contained only two words: "Dear Momo..."

What was dad going to say?

One day, exploring the attic of her new big house, Momo finds a dusty and worn out book. And from that moment, something really unexpected starts happening around her...

Awards: 2013: Annie Awards: Nominated for Best Film

2011: Sitges Film Festival: Official Selection

2013: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: nominated to Best Animation Film.

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"A sweet, heartfelt, yet never maudlin story about an 11-year-old girl's coming to terms with the loss of her father."

Tirdad Derakhshani: Philadelphia Inquirer
"Had Okiura cut some of the supernatural shtick he would have had a far more affecting and mercifully shorter movie."

Peter Keough: Boston Globe
"A striking example of Japanese hand-drawn animation, it casually combines things you wouldn't expect in one place."

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"It's difficult to imagine any children's movie retaining the attention of its intended audience for two hours, but this movie feels especially monotonous."

Thomas Ling: San Francisco Chronicle
"A sweet tale of a sad girl who moves to a new place and meets supernatural pals."

Bill Stamets: Chicago Sun-Times
"'A Letter to Momo' is unquestionably lovely to look at, but viewers may not be able to shake the feeling that they've seen much of it before, and done better."

Ann Hornaday: The Washington Post
"A beautifully connected film on a spiritual level. Overall, Okiura stays very focused on Momo's emotional journey, which is smart. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Brian Tallerico: rogerebert.com
"While the supernatural element makes for the film's most entertaining sequences... the story distinguishes itself from other anime offerings through its attention to both visual and emotional realism."

Peter Debruge: Variety

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A Letter to Momo

2011

Hiroyuki Okiura

6.7

(1,928)