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Nobuo Takahashi
Key Animation -
Michio Hasegawa
Animation Director -
Tomomi Yabuki
Animation Director -
Kaori Yamada
Sound Effects -
Nobumasa Sawabe
Executive Producer -
Eiko Tsunado
Art Designer -
Reiko Okamura
Key Animation -
Kazuo Takigawa
Key Animation
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CinemaSerf 7/19/2023 5:18:02 AM
This reminded me quite a lot of "Suzume" from earlier this year, only here we have a tunnel rather than a door! It's the same boy meets girl type scenario - with both Kaoro and Anzu coming from families with tragedy in their recent history. Legend has it that the Urashima tunnel can grant you anything you wish - but it works out that for 108 seconds in there it takes 3 days off your life in the real world. Kaoro is determined to get his younger (and frankly rather annoyingly enthusiastic) sister back; Anzu to discover the secrets of her grandfather's manga writing so she can excel. The two meet at a railway station, attend the same school and gradually bond - discovering and exploring this mysterious tunnel and ultimately questioning just what they really want from life. The narrative does mingle a careful what you wish for aspect with a grass is always greener one - and the story is quite effective when it dwells on that scenario. Sadly, though, there is just a little bit too much baggage around the characterisations, a touch too much teenage angst and though the animation is quite watchable, the story is over-stretched. It's a nice to watch film, with a pleasing score, but it's not especially original or memorable, I'm afraid.
Rikiya Koyama
Kaoru's Father (voice)Ouji Suzuka
Kaoru Tōno (voice)Tasuku Hatanaka
Shōhei Kaga (voice)Marie Iitoyo
Anzu Hanashiro (voice)Arisa Komiya
Koharu Kawasaki (voice)Haruka Terui
Ms. Hamamoto (voice)Mai Kanazawa
ParrotSeiran Kobayashi
Karen Tōno (voice)