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A Letter to Momo

A Letter to Momo

A letter that ties the bond between them.

20127.32h 0m

Overview

A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.

Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura
Written by Hiroyuki Okiura
Produced by Motoki Mukaichi, Mariko Noguchi, Keiko Matsushita
Box Office0Revenue: $6.7M

Top Cast

Karen Miyama

Karen Miyama

Momo Miyaura (voice)

Yûka

Yûka

Ikuko Miyaura (voice)

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Iwa (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Kawa (voice)

Cho

Cho

Mame (voice)

Yoshisada Sakaguchi

Yoshisada Sakaguchi

Great Grandfather (voice)

Ikuko Tani

Ikuko Tani

Great Grandmother (voice)

T

Takeo Ogawa

Koichi (voice)

D

Daizaburō Arakawa

Kazuo Miyaura (voice)

K

Kota Fuji

Yota (voice)

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshipsupernaturalfamily relationshipsanimismsupernatural creatureyoukaianime

About A Letter to Momo

A Letter to Momo is a comedy, fantasy, animation, drama, family film released in 2012 exploring themes of parent child relationship, supernatural, family relationships, animism, supernatural creature, youkai. Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, it stars Karen Miyama, Yûka, Toshiyuki Nishida. A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.

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