Absent-minded fifth-grader Yuta is sent to spend the summer with his grandfather, whom Yuta's parents think is becoming senile and could benefit from Yuta's companionship. At first, Yuta thinks Gramps is a bit addled, too, but as he gets to know the old man better, he finds that his grandfather sees things quite differently from others.
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Director
Takuro Atsuki
Yuta Ooi
Keiju Kobayashi
Kenshiro Ooi
Kin Sugai
Yuta's grandmother
Kyusaku Shimada
Masahiro Ooi
Miyuki Matsuda
Kaori Ooi
Nanami Sano
Erika Ooi
Kanae Katsuno
Mikari Kobayashi
Hikari Ishida
Yumi Shina
Aoi Miyazaki
Tama Kobayashi
Katsuya Koiso
Octopus boy
Shinya Yamamoto
Harunosuke (azuki shop owner)
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An artistic approach to the impact of Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit”.
The film is bogged down with one-off rain monster threats that always come to a quick and undramatic end
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