Clinging to an unfinished letter written by her recently deceased father, young Momo moves with her mother from bustling Tokyo to the remote Japanese island of Shio. Upon their arrival, she begins to explore her new habitat, meeting local children and learning their routines and customs. However, it’s not long before several bizarre occurrences crop up around the previously tranquil island. Orchards are found ransacked, prized trinkets start disappearing and, worst of all, each morning after her mother leaves for work, Momo hears strange mumblings coming from the attic of their home. Annoyed by these creepy goings-on and her mother’s refusal to believe them, Momo embarks on a strange and supernatural adventure to discover the source of the mischief, which leads her to a trio of troublesome imps: the flatulent lizard Kawa, the childlike Mame and their hulking ogre leader Iwa. Momo also learns that her visit to the island is in some way connected to her father’s mysterious letter. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.3/10 | |
Released: | April 21, 2012 | |
Runtime: | 120 min | |
Genres: | Animation Adventure Drama Comedy Fantasy Family | |
AKA: | Momo e no tegami | |
Countries: | Japan | |
Companies: | Bandai Visual Company Chubu-nippon Broadcasting Company (CBC) Chugoku Broadcasting (RCC) TBS Kadokawa Production I.G Kadokawa Shoten Bandai Visual CBC Chugoku Broadcasting (RCC) HoriPro JR Kikaku MBS OLM Tokyu Recreation Yahoo! Japan Horipro | |
Cast: | Toshiyuki Nishida Karen Miyama Yuka Daizaburo Arakawa | |
Crew: | Stephanie Sheh Hiroyuki Okiura Joe Deasy | |
TK : I'm on episode 4 and hooked from the start. Great acting, writing and it's NOT predictable...