is a 2009 Japanese

Cinema of Japan

The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...

 CG animated film

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 directed by Shinsuke Sato

Shinsuke Sato

is a Japanese film director, screenplay writer and video game designer.- Filmography :- Video game developer:-External links:...

. It was nominated for the award for Excellent Animation of the Year at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize.

Plot

Haruka lost her mother at a young age. While her mother was still alive, she received a hand mirror from her. After her mother's death, she forgot about the mirror and eventually lost it. One day, she decides to go to a local shrine and pray for the hand mirror to be returned to her. It is there that she accidentally encounters a small masked creature which she secretly follows to the land of forgotten items.

Cast

Haruka -

Sixteen-year-old Haruka has a strained relation with her struggling father after her mother's death. One day she remembers the hand mirror she got from her mother, and believes that finding it can connect her to her memories.

Teo -

A resident of Oblivion Island endowed only with minimal power, he is one of the collectors who gather items that people have lost or forgotten for their city.

Cotton -

A stuffed sheep toy that used to belong to Haruka.

Baron -

Ambitious and pompous, Baron is the de-facto ruler of the Oblivion Island who cherishes long-reaching, convoluted plans.

Haruka's mother -
Haruka's father -

Staff

• Director: Shinsuke Sato
• Screenplay: Hirotaka Adachi and Shinsuke Sato
• Music: Tadashi Ueda
• Character Design: Ren Ishimori and Ryō Hirata
• Art Director: Masanobu Nomura
• Sound Director: Takashi Ui
• Cgi Director: Takashi Nagasaki
• Executive producer: Chihiro Kameyama and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa

Reception

The film was nominated for the 4th Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film

Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film

The winners and nominees of the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film are* 2007 5 Centimeters Per Second - Japan - Noritaka Kawaguchi...

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