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Why this pick
Like The Fish Tale, it views childhood difference and emotional vulnerability with unusual tenderness, letting small gestures and a young person’s inner world carry the drama.
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MOVIE2022 JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Movies like
The Fish Tale
Drama
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A young child is obsessed with learning about and drawing fish. The child seems a little odd, but if you are understanding and supportive you will be cheering in the end.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Non
ミー坊
Yuya Yagira
ヒヨ
Kaho
モモコ
Hayato Isomura
総長
Amane Okayama
籾山
Hiroki Miyake
ジロウ
Haruka Igawa
ミチコ
Sakana-kun
ギョギョおじさん