A cursed dancer and a blind musician — both ostracized by society — become business partners and inseparable friends as their larger-than-life concerts propel them to stardom in 14th century Japan.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →Animated cinema with a serious conversation — about loss, choice, growing up. Animation here isn't simplification, it's a way to speak of difficult things more gently.
Not the studio's best work, but still above genre average. Characters are memorable, the world is developed. Several genuinely strong scenes.
Works for both children and adults — but adults will take more from it. Family viewing is the ideal format.
Director: Masaaki Yuasa
— MovieFinder Editorial
Best Watched
Best Watched: Sunday morning with family. Or late at night when you want something kind.
Avu-chan
Inu-oh (voice)
Mirai Moriyama
Tomona (voice)
Tasuku Emoto
Shogun Ashikaga (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Inu-oh's Father (voice)
Yutaka Matsushige
Tomona's Father (voice)
Kuroemon Katayama
(voice)
Kengo Tanimoto
(voice)
Takanobu Sakaguchi
(voice)
Kohei Kawaguchi
(voice)
Gota Ishida
(voice)
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