Amiko isn’t like other children. Her endless energy and curious eccentricities make her an outcast...
Amiko isn’t like other children. Her endless energy and curious eccentricities make her an outcast at school and get her in trouble at home. When a painful family loss disrupts her seemingly idyllic seaside life, her sense of isolation intensifies, yet it doesn’t stop Amiko from inviting people into her world.
Morii Yusuke’s directorial debut is a confident and compassionate story about a child’s imagination. The film balances sorrow with joy and harsh lessons with naive delight – much like growing up. Crucially, Amiko never forgets who is at the centre of the story. The wry humour and detailed compositions of small-town Japan, as well as the film’s hopeful tenor, are reminiscent of Ogigami Naoko or Hirokazu Kore-eda’s works. The gentle and languorous atmosphere is enriched by a score from upcoming folk star Ichiko Aoba.
Kana Osawa delivers an exquisite, force-of-nature performance as young Amiko. Effortlessly natural, her commanding presence and vitality carry great weight whilst ensuring the film never falls into despair. Amiko’s unbeaten spirit in the face of tired adults and uncooperative classmates lets us go through the pain, as well as experience flashes of mischievous whimsy, alongside a spiriting musical sequence that will ensure you’ll never listen to a conga drum the same way.
伍迪·哈里森,刘思慕,芬恩·科尔,克利夫·柯蒂斯,马克·博纳尔,玛安娜·本灵,约瑟夫·阿尔京,波比·瑞恩斯伯里,Connor Reed,Nick Biadon,Riz Khan,Aldo Silvio,Kevin Naudi,Claudiu Baciu,Brett Murray,Muhammad Arnini Bin Ariffin,Yaroslav Musii,Ramon Camilleri,Christian Scicluna,Daithí O'Donnell
朱丽安娜· 玛格丽丝,格瑞辰·摩尔,明妮·德里弗,莫蕾娜·巴卡琳,爱德华·伯恩斯,本杰明·布拉特,布莱恩·达西·詹姆斯,帕特里克·威尔森,坎贝尔·斯科特
卡特琳娜·格兰厄姆,梅根·坦迪,泰勒·莱普利,RonReaco Lee,Joshua Adeyeye,Nick Barrotta,吉米·坦顿,Shannon LaNier,Kim Steele,Betty Mitchell,安吉拉·哈里里,Kearia Schroeder,Marcia Harvey,Shyann Malone,贾德·罗德曼,Wendell Scott Jr.,Crystal Bui,克里斯汀·霍恩,Roxzane T. Mims,Brittney A. Grayer
萨迪·辛克,穆雷·巴特利特,小马克·布恩,小凯文·哈里森,雷吉娜·赫尔,布丽·埃尔罗德,Dora Dimic Rakar,Pokey LaFarge,Ivona Tomiek,马林科·普拉加,Judy Malka,多米尼克·西查克,Rithvik Andugula,Tin Mihalic,Andrea Juric,Rydel,Abhishek Awasthi,Marta Cerovecki,Roger Petan
Thinley Lhamo,Sonam Topden,Tenzing Dalha,Karma Wangyal Gurung,Karma Shakya,Loten Namling,Tsering Choden,Choney Gurung,Phurba Tsepten Gurung,Tsering Lhamo Gurung,Tsering Choeble Towa,Janga Bahadur Lama
伍迪·哈里森,刘思慕,芬恩·科尔,克利夫·柯蒂斯,马克·博纳尔,玛安娜·本灵,约瑟夫·阿尔京,波比·瑞恩斯伯里,Connor Reed,Nick Biadon,Riz Khan,Aldo Silvio,Kevin Naudi,Claudiu Baciu,Brett Murray,Muhammad Arnini Bin Ariffin,Yaroslav Musii,Ramon Camilleri,Christian Scicluna,Daithí O'Donnell
