Quality films like this deserve a higher rating. Heartwarming as well as heartwrenching, the 2 hours were worth it. Truly a thought out film...loved it.

A sad but ultimately uplifting story of a kappa whose father is killed by a samurai wanting to convert their swamp to farmland, and the boy who much later discovers his son, "Coo" (Japanese Kû, evidently) as a fossil, in modern Japan. Despite numerous difficulties, mostly from suspicious outsiders, spirit and human are reconciled, at least for this family. Oh, and Coo loves to sumo wrestle, despite his small size. Not by Miyazaki, but of Ghibli quality.

Sienna's Rating: 8 Stars Pauls Rating:8 stars Sebs Rating:9 stars.