Languages: Japanese, Cantonese / Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese / Synopsis: Anna, who is a shy girl, is sent to stay with an old couple in a village along the coast. She doesn't open up to anyone and stays to herself. Anna then meets a strange girl named Mani. They become friends, but none of the village residents know about Mani's existence.
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Beautiful film; highly recommended
I couldn't wait for this to come out, so I purchased this more expensive version. I'm glad I did. It's a beautiful film--especially the backgrounds. Although I could figure out where the film was going--not initially, but long before the ending--that didn't spoil it for me. I loved it. I had previously purchased "The Wind Rises" in Blu-ray made by this same company, and it had the same high quality. There are not a lot of extras, but you can hear it in Japanese with English subtitles, and the subtitles are white, outlined in black, so it makes them easy to read. It's a lovely film, and it even made me tear up at the end. (I'm always surprised when animated films make me do that.) I highly recommend this film if you like Studio Ghibli; it's wonderful.
