Plot: Kai is a teenage boy who moves away from Tokyo to a small coastal town in order to live with his dad and grandfather. When Kai reluctantly joins a school band, he runs into a mermaid (Lu) during one of their practice sessions. Lu and Kai quickly become friends, but the villagers fear mermaids, and Lu has to be kept under wraps. Kai isn't happy with the situation and comes up with a plan to introduce Lu to the villagers. Sadly, things do not go as planned.
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October 04, 2018
Yuasa's ode to Hayao Miyazaki. The link to Ponyo and Totoro is obvious, even so this is still very much a Yuasa film. A weird blend of folklore, fantasy and psychedelic animation, not as extreme as some of his other films, but there is nobody out there doing what Yuasa is doing. Fans won't be disappointed.