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Hotori - The Simple Wish for Joy (2005)

Original title: ほとり~たださいわいを希う。~

2005-08-28 · 40m · JA
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At the Personality Plant, robots are being built and slowly outfitted with the artificial memories of real people. Suzu is one such robot, being made to replace the young boy a family has lost. By chance, he meets Hitori, a young girl suffering from progressive memory loss. The two children become friends and attempt to define themselves in the light of their changing memories.

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Ayako KawasumiAyako KawasumiHotori (voice)Ryoko ShiraishiRyoko ShiraishiSuzu (voice)Kazuhiko InoueKazuhiko InoueProfessor Shimizu (voice)

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Genre affinityDrama · Animation · Science FictionTheme affinityAnime · Short · Short FilmVisual styleAnimationDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference383699

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What is Hotori - The Simple Wish for Joy about?

At the Personality Plant, robots are being built and slowly outfitted with the artificial memories of real people. Suzu is one such robot, being made to replace the young boy a family has lost. By chance, he meets Hitori, a young girl suffering from progressive memory loss. The two children become friends and attempt to define themselves in the light of their changing memories.

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Hotori - The Simple Wish for Joy has a runtime of 40 minutes.

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