One fateful summer, a group of elementary school kids set adrift on an abandoned apartment building must look within themselves to find a way back home.
Direction
Ishida's debut feature moves like a dream you half-remember — fluid, sad, gorgeous.
Cinematography
Floating tatami rooms at golden hour? The water animation alone deserves awards.
Score
Ushio Kensuke's music gently destroys you. Bring tissues.
Director
Hiroyasu Ishida
Mutsumi Tamura
Kosuke Kumagaya (voice)
Asami Seto
Natsume Tonai (voice)
Ayumu Murase
Noppo (voice)
Daiki Yamashita
Yuzuru Tachibana (voice)
Yumiko Kobayashi
Taishi Koiwai (voice)
Inori Minase
Reina Haba (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Juri Ando (voice)
Bin Shimada
Yasuji Kumagaya (voice)
Rikako Aikawa
Yasuko Kumagaya (voice)
Nana Mizuki
Satoko Tonai (voice)
Aya Endo
Ferris Wheel Girl (voice)
Masaaki Ihara
Yuta Kumagaya (voice)
Junji Tachibana
Construction Worker A (voice)
Ryunosuke Watanuki
Construction Worker B (voice)
Anri Tachibana
Homeroom Teacher (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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