TL;DR – There is a lot I could say about this film, but the most important thing is that there were times when I became overwhelmed with its beauty.
Score – 4.5 out of 5 stars
Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene
Review –
Oh wow, just wow. I have seen a lot of films in my time, and a lot of animated
films, but rarely do they have moments that just take my breath away. Today
we get to take a look at a film that does just that by exploring a new world
and mythology that might not be as familiar to people.
So to set the scene, we open in on Hina (Nana Mori) as she holds the hand of
her mother in the hospital. Outside is nothing but rain, with the weather
matching her life at that moment. But out of the corner of her eye, she sees
one ray of sunshine and she runs to it. About a year later Hodaka (Kotaro Daigo)
arrives by boat to Tokyo, he has run away from home and is looking for a new
life in the big city. But life is tough and he ends up on the street where he
relents and starts working for Keisuke Suga (Shun Oguri) who runs an occult magazine
of dubious quality. However, while working he hears of a girl that can bring
the sun, which given that it has already rained for a month is something that a
lot of people are interested in.
