Mirai [未来のミライ (Mirai no Mirai)]
Directed By: Mamoru Hosoda
August 27, 2018 / Japanese / 100 mins
A four-year-old struggling to cope with the arrival of a little sister finds a magical garden and meets his younger sister from the future. She guides him through time to encounter relatives from the future and past helping him to become the big brother he was meant to be.
Listen to an introduction of Mirai by IC directors on the IC podcast “From the Booth” Winter 2019 episode 11.
For a discussion of Mirai by IC directors, listen to episode 13 of the IC podcast “From the Booth” Winter 2019.
Read about Prof. Marc Yamada’s lecture on “The Ethnographies of Anime” delivered at IC 3 April 2019.
IMDB Movie Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6900448/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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