Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
2025 · Movie · PG · 77 min · ★ 7.9
The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.
Based on The Character of Rain
Also known as Little Amélie
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-06-25
- Language
- French
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 77 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (182 votes)
Themes
- japan
- based on novel or book
- chocolate
- housekeeper
- nature
- curiosity
- chocolate bar
- post war japan
- belgian
- foreigners
- wonder
- human connection
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award — Best Animated Film · 2025
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2025 · nominated
- Annecy Cristal — a Feature Film · 2025 · nominated
- Annie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2025 · nominated
- Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2025 · nominated
Cast & crew
- LC
Loïse Charpentier
as Amélie (voice)
- VG
Victoria Grobois
as Nishio-San (voice)
Yumi Fujimori
as Kashima-San (voice)
Cathy Cerda
as Claude the Grandmother (voice)
Marc Arnaud
as Patrick the Father (voice)
- LC
Laëtitia Coryn
as Daniele the Mother (voice)
- HI
Haylee Issembourg
as Juliette (voice)
- IS
Isaac Schoumsky
as André (voice)
François Raison
as Doctor / Radio Voice (voice)
Emmylou Homs
as Amélie (additional voice)
Directed by Liane-cho Han, Maïlys Vallade