Brave Story
Seen it?2006 | 112 min | Animation, Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing, fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mitsuru shows Wataru that there is a magical door to another world where one can go and get the Goddess of Fortune to grant one wish! When tragedy strikes Wataru's family he decides to open the door for himself.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Koichi Chigira
- Takako MatsuWataru Mitsuya (voice)
- Eiji WentzMitsuru Ashikawa (voice)
- Shirō ItōMonk Rau (voice)
- Ayako KawasumiMysterious girl (voice)
- Chiwa SaitoMiina (voice)
- Satomi KorogiJoao (voice)
- Takako TokiwaCutts (voice)
- Yo OizumiKi-Kima (voice)
- Miki ImaiGoddess of Destiny (voice)