A Letter to Momo

2011 [JAPANESE]

Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy

33
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 8698 8.7K

parent child relationship supernatural family relationships animism supernatural creature youkai

Plot summary

A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.

Director

Hiroyuki Okiura Photo
Hiroyuki Okiura

Top cast

Rick Zieff Photo
Rick Zieff as Koichi
Karen Miyama Photo
Karen Miyama as Momo Miyaura
Dan Gilvezan Photo
Dan Gilvezan as (voice)
Riley Thomas Stewart Photo
Riley Thomas Stewart as (voice)
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1.08 GB
1280*714
Japanese 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 0 min
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2.23 GB
1920*1072
Japanese 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 0 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mahimaryal 7 / 10

My cup of tea

A girl who grief in her father's loss shifts with her mother to tokyo where three goblin or the sky gods have been sent to fulfill their task. It is a slow movie.
Reviewed by alisonc-1 8 / 10

A Lovely Gentle Film from Japan

Young Momo Miyaura (voice of Karen Miyama) and her mother Ikuko (voice of Yuka) leave Tokyo and move to a remote Japanese island following the accidental death of Momo's father. Aside from feeling outcast and out of place, Momo also feels guilty because her last conversation with her father was an angry outburst; he started to write a letter to her, but after, "Dear Momo," no other words were written on the page. Once in the small fishing village, the children of the town, especially Koichi (voice of Takeo Ogawa) and his little sister, try to include Momo in their activities, but she isn't ready to deal with other people yet. Her mother is off on training courses or in the orchards all day, leaving Momo feeling even more alone. But then she starts to hear three voices in the house when she's apparently alone; these turn out to be three former gods turned goblins, including the Ogre with a huge rectangular mouth Iwa (voice of Toshiyuki Nishida), the frog-like and flatulent Kawa (voice of Koichi Tamadera) and tiny, childlike Mame (voice of Cho). Unlike most humans, Momo can see and interact with these beings, and although they get off to a rocky start, soon enough they find that they need and care for each other, in more ways than one. How the goblins help Momo resolve her feelings about her father's death, her mother's distance and her complete change of environment is all part of the charming and gentle "A Letter to Momo." This lovely film was written and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, who devoted seven years to crafting this film, using the skills of artists to create an almost entirely hand-drawn, 2-hour animated film. The scenic landscapes are, as usual in Japanese animation, beautifully rendered, and the characters are all lovingly drawn with great attention to detail. I'm not very familiar with Japanese mythology, but the three goblins, in particular the rectangular-mouthed Iwa, looked familiar to me, suggesting that they might have more resonance with a Japanese audience than a North American one. Regardless of the depth of knowledge of the audience member, almost everyone is sure to be entertained, and touched at times, by this lovely fable.
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