Brave Father Online - Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV
Seen it?2019 | 114 min | Drama, Comedy, Family
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
- Great for anyone with a complicated family (so, everyone) and people who'll be looking things up afterwards. Family ties get tested in ways that ring true. Same wavelength as Chariots of Fire. Based on real events, so expect to go down a research rabbit hole afterwards.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, feel-good.
- The pace
- Paced for all ages, at 1 hr 54 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).
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
Akio wishes he had a better relationship with his reserved father Akira. One day Akira suddenly quits his job and retires without giving out any explanation to the family. Thinking it could be a good tool to be close to his father, Akio gives him software of online game "Final Fantasy XIV". By teaching his father how to play the game and secretly interacting with him as an anonymous online avatar, Akio hopes to know his father better through the adventures with other players in the game; little does the young man know what Akira is going through...
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
- 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 6K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Teruo Noguchi, Kiyoshi Yamamoto
- Kentaro SakaguchiIwamoto Akio
- Kotaro Yoshida
- Kiara MinegishiIwamoto Akio (Young)
- Yui Sakuma
- Maika Yamamoto
- Ryuta Sato
- Naomi Zaizen
- Yoshino Nanjo
- Minako Kotobuki
- Aoi Yuki