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Clinging to an unfinished letter written by her recently deceased father, young Momo moves with her mother from bustling Tokyo to the remote Japanese island of Shio. Upon their arrival, she begins to explore her new habitat, meeting local children and learning their routines and customs. However, it's not long before several bizarre occurrences crop up around the previously tranquil island. Orchards are found ransacked, prized trinkets start disappearing and, worst of all, each morning after her mother leaves for work, Momo hears strange mumblings coming from the attic of their home. Annoyed by these creepy goings-on and her mother's refusal to believe them, Momo embarks on a strange and supernatural adventure to discover the source of the mischief, which leads her to a trio of troublesome imps: the flatulent lizard Kawa, the childlike Mame and their hulking ogre leader Iwa. Momo also learns that her visit to the island is in some way connected to her father's mysterious letter.

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Starring: Karen Miyama, Toshiyuki Nishida, Yuka

Released: April 21, 2012

Runtime: 120.0

Popularity Rating: 9.492

Kadokawa Pictures, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Production I.G., Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)

Japan

Momo Miyaura Karen Miyama
Iwa Toshiyuki Nishida
Ikuko Miyaura Yuka
Great Grandmother Ikuko Tani
Koichi Takeo Ogawa
Great Grandfather Yoshisada Sakaguchi
Kawa Kouichi Yamadera
Mame (voice) Cho

Art — Art Direction: Hiroshi Ohno
Camera — Director of Photography: Kouji Tanaka
Directing — Director: Hiroyuki Okiura
Editing — Editor: Junichi Uematsu
Production — Executive Producer: Hiroyuki Ikeda
Production — Executive Producer: Kazuya Hamana
Production — Executive Producer: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Production — Executive Producer: Shigeru Watanabe
Production — Producer: Arimasa Okada
Production — Producer: Keiko Matsushita
Production — Producer: Mariko Noguchi
Production — Producer: Motoki Mukaichi
Sound — Original Music Composer: Mina Kubota
Visual Effects — Animation Director: Masashi Ando
Writing — Screenplay: Hiroyuki Okiura