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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Its free-flowing, sensory animation turns a young woman’s nighttime wander through Kyoto into an exuberant, dreamlike encounter with nature, coincidence, and overwhelming feeling.
02
Why this pick
A seaside coming-of-age fantasy with fluid, expressive animation and an oceanic sense of wonder, balancing adolescent isolation with music, movement, and the strangeness of the sea.
03
Why this pick
It shares Children of the Sea’s childlike curiosity toward an inexplicable natural phenomenon, unfolding as a visually gentle summer mystery with emotional and cosmic undertones.
04
Why this pick
A richly designed fantasy journey driven by a quietly overwhelmed girl, with lush color, imaginative environments, and the same transportive feeling of entering a world larger than language.
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Why this pick
This near-wordless island fable finds profound beauty in tides, animals, and human vulnerability; its patient visual storytelling echoes the contemplative, elemental power of Children of the Sea.
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01 / THE STORY
One summer vacation, Ruka meets two boys, "Umi" and "Sora," whose upbringing contains strange and wonderful secrets. Drawn to their beautiful swimming, almost more like flying, Ruka and the adults who know them are intertwined in a complex mesh... Meanwhile, an unexplained anomaly is occurring all over the world: fish are disappearing. Thus begins a marine adventure of boys and girls to captivate all the senses!
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Ruka
Umi
Sora
Masaaki Azumi
Kanako Azumi
Dede
