Mirai
2018 · Movie · PG · 98 min · ★ 7.1 · 86% critics
After a new baby sister arrives, a four-year-old boy struggles with being displaced and neglected. To become the big brother he was meant to be, he meets people and pets from his family’s history in his unique house, guided by what feels like a special connection to “the future.”
Also known as Mirai of the Future
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Details
- Original title
- 未来のミライ
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-07-20
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (857 votes)
- Box office
- $28,756,961
About
If you enjoy heartfelt sibling-and-family stories with dreamy fantasy, Mirai may work for you; Not for you if you dislike tantrum-heavy plots or get frustrated by confusing, unexplained supernatural turns like in Wolf Children or The Secret World of Arrietty.
Pros: emotional family focus; imaginative fantasy; beautiful animation | Cons: confusing story beats; grating lead voice; uneven pacing
Themes
- time travel
- family relationships
- train
- brother sister
- adult animation
- railway station
- anime
- brother and sister
Awards & recognition
- Japan Academy Prize — Animation of the Year · 2019
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2019 · nominated
- Annecy Cristal — a Feature Film · 2018 · nominated
- Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
Moka Kamishiraishi
as Kun (voice)
Haru Kuroki
as Mirai (voice)
Gen Hoshino
as Father (voice)
Kumiko Aso
as Mother (voice)
Mitsuo Yoshihara
as Mysterious Man (voice)
Yoshiko Miyazaki
as Grandmother (voice)
Koji Yakusho
as Grandfather (voice)
Masaharu Fukuyama
as Young Man (voice)
Kaede Hondo
as Baby Mirai (voice)
Daniel Dae Kim
as Great-Grandfather (Young Man) (voice)
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda