Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
Seen it?2023 | 75 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and animation lovers. If you loved The Green Mile, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 15 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Finally, the day of Mai's high school graduation has arrived. While Sakuta eagerly waits for his girlfriend, an elementary schooler who looks exactly like her appears before him. Suspicious, and for all the wrong reasons... Meanwhile, Sakuta and Kaede's father suddenly calls, saying that their mother wants to see her daughter. She was hospitalized because Kaede's condition had been too much for her to bear, so what could she possibly want now?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Soichi Masui
- Kaito IshikawaSakuta Azusagawa (voice)
- Asami SetoMai Sakurajima (voice)
- Yurika KuboKaede Azusagawa (voice)
- Nao ToyamaTomoe Koga (voice)
- Atsumi TanezakiRio Futaba (voice)
- Maaya UchidaNodoka Toyohama (voice)
- Inori MinaseShoko Makinohara (voice)
- Yuma UchidaYuma Kunimi (voice)
- Miho OkasakiKotomi Kano (voice)
- Aya EndoMiwako Tomobe (voice)