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A Letter to Momo
Following the premature loss of her father, Momo has to move with her mother to the old family house on a remote island when she discovers a message from her father that causes strange events to occur.
13 October 1966, Osaka, Japan
13 October 1966, Osaka, Japan
17 June 1945, El Paso, Texas, USA
17 June 1961, Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan
26 October 1950, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
13 May 1956, Portland, Oregon, USA
1 September 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA
January 29, 2015
Though made by the studio Production I.G, this is a markedly Ghibli-esque affair, overtly referencing Miyazaki's My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke among others.
August 28, 2014
A striking example of Japanese hand-drawn animation, it casually combines things you wouldn't expect in one place.
September 04, 2014
Despite the hand-drawn film's supernatural edge, one of Okiura's lyrical strengths is acquainting a viewer with the poetry of the real - animated reflections of ordinary, beautiful things we see in everyday life without actually noticing them at all.
April 30, 2015
The hit-and-miss English dub flattens some of the dramatic beats, but this is still a rather lovely piece of work.
August 28, 2014
A sweet tale of a sad girl who moves to a new place and meets supernatural pals.
September 05, 2014
A sweet, heartfelt, yet never maudlin story about an 11-year-old girl's coming to terms with the loss of her father.
May 07, 2015
This accessible and heartfelt anime charms because of its honesty and impressive attention [to] detail.
September 05, 2014
The new anime A Letter to Momo feels like the movie that Hayao Miyazaki's final film should have been.
September 05, 2014
Filmmakers of live-action fare, even that which ostensibly is aimed at adults, could learn a lot from its tact.
September 04, 2014
It's difficult to imagine any children's movie retaining the attention of its intended audience for two hours, but this movie feels especially monotonous.
August 28, 2014
Had Okiura cut some of the supernatural shtick he would have had a far more affecting and mercifully shorter movie.
January 09, 2016
Here, magic-realism and emotional realism run together. The story can lapse into jokiness or drag its heels a little. But when Momo's anguish bursts, and she soon realizes how sad her mother's truly been, the film bursts to life.
