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Modest Heroes (2018)
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Original name: ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
From director Hiromasa Yonebayashi: “Kanini & Kanino”; “Life Ain’t Gonna Lose” directed by Yoshiyuki Momose; and “Invisible” directed by Akihiko Yamashita. These leaders of animation draw tales of modest heroes of our times.
Style:
anime, anthology, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, emotional, surreal, tension, whimsical ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
child, invisibility, invisible, sea adventure, friends, obsessive quest, invisible man, parent child relationship, heroism, imagination, search for father, empathy, heartwarming, marine, child protagonist, resilience, slice of life, magic realism, egg, sacrifice, allergy, coming of age, crab, underwater, samurai ...
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