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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 warm, unhurried portrait of an unconventional mother-daughter household shares the film’s tenderness toward found family, seaside life, and the small acts that make an uncertain home feel safe.
02
Why this pick
Its delicate animation and observant pacing find dignity and affection in ordinary domestic life under immense hardship, echoing the source film’s compassion for people rebuilding a sense of belonging.
03
Why this pick
For the emotional pull of an improvised family, this fantasy follows a lonely young woman forging a profound maternal bond. Its luminous imagery and sincere melancholy complement the film’s protective warmth.
04
Why this pick
A reserved schoolgirl’s journey into a vividly imagined world has the same storybook visual sensibility and reassuring belief that a vulnerable child can discover courage through unexpected companionship.
05
Why this pick
Its child-centered view of displacement and recovery is more somber, yet its painterly animation and deep empathy for children forming bonds amid upheaval resonate with the original’s humane tenderness.
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01 / THE STORY
After a major earthquake, an opportunity arises that changes the destinies of two young girls. Yui, a 17-year-old runaway, and 8-year-old Hiyori (a mute orphan) adopt the identities of the granddaughters of an elderly lady named Kiwa Yamana who offered them a helping hand. From that day on, the three of them began a wonderful life together in a mysterious old house called "Mayoiga".
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Yui
Hiyori
Kiwa