PROGRAM

Special Program

Mirai

Original Title: 未来のミライ

Japan
2018

Introduction

When four-year-old Kun meets his new baby sister, his world is turned upside down. Named Mirai (meaning “future”), the baby quickly wins the hearts of Kun’s entire family. As his mother returns to work, and his father struggles to run the household, Kun becomes increasingly jealous of baby Mirai... until one day he storms off into the garden, where he encounters strange guests from the past and future —including his sister Mirai, as a teenager.

©2018 スタジオ地図

Director:Mamoru Hosoda

Born in Toyama in 1967, he joined Toei Doga (now Toei Animation) in 1991 and made his debut as a film director in 1999 with 'Digimon Adventure the Movie'. Later, as a freelance director, he released The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Summer Wars (2009). In 2011, he set up his own animation film production company, Studio Chizu, and directed, wrote the script and wrote the original story for both Wolf Children (12) and The Boy And The Beast (2015). Mirai (2018) (director, screenplay and original story) was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 91st Academy Awards. BELLE (2021) (director, screenplay and original story) was selected for the Cannes Première section at the 74th Cannes International Film Festival.

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