Mirai
Seen it?2018 | 98 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (91% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it drew serious awards attention. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved The Little Prince or Kubo and the Two Strings, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Feel-good, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Four-year-old Kun struggles with jealousy after his newborn sister, Mirai, begins receiving most of his family’s attention. Retreating to the garden, he encounters Mirai as a teenager from the future and embarks on extraordinary journeys across his family’s past, gradually discovering new perspectives on love, belonging and what it means to become an older brother.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 81 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best Animated Feature Film. Also nominated for 1 Oscar and 1 Critics' Choice Award. Plus 3 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$30 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 94K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
- Moka KamishiraishiKun (voice)
- Haru KurokiMirai (voice)
- Gen HoshinoFather (voice)
- Kumiko AsoMother (voice)
- Mitsuo YoshiharaMysterious Man (voice)
- Yoshiko MiyazakiGrandmother (voice)
- Koji YakushoGrandfather (voice)
- Masaharu FukuyamaYoung Man (voice)
- Kaede HondoBaby Mirai (voice)
- Hakuzan KandaRobot at the Tokyo Station Lost & Found Center (voice)