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Mirai

Mirai

AnimationFamilyFantasyAdventureDrama3.6

Unhappy after his new baby sister displaces him, four-year-old Kun begins meeting people and pets from his family's history in their unique house in order to help him become the big brother he was meant to be.Unhappy after his new baby sister displaces him, four-year-old Kun begins meeting people and pets from his family's history in their unique house in order to help him become the big brother he was meant to be.

July 20, 2018 · Directed by Mamoru Hosoda

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Runtime1h 38m
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Cast & crew

Moka Kamishiraishi
Kun (voice)
Haru Kuroki
Mirai (voice)
Gen Hoshino
Father (voice)
Kumiko Aso
Mother (voice)
Mitsuo Yoshihara
Mysterious Man (voice)
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Grandmother (voice)
Koji Yakusho
Grandfather (voice)
Masaharu Fukuyama
Young Man (voice)
Kaede Hondo
Baby Mirai (voice)
Daniel Dae Kim
Great-Grandfather (Young Man) (voice)

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