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Surya Son of Krishnan

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  Surya Son of Krishnan(Vaaranam Aayiram) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Venu Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The film stars Suriya in dual lead roles as father and son, with Sameera Reddy, Simran and Divya Spandana in lead roles. The film illustrates Surya, an Indian Army Major who learns about his father's death when he is on a rescue mission. He then starts recallin the memories and bond he shared with his father and the stories related to him. The storyline is inspired from Menon's life, when he heard the news about his father's death back in 2007, also serving as a tribute to him. The film was theatrically released on 14 November 2008, after multiple postponements and opened to critical acclaim and praise for Suriya's performance. Further, the film also became a commercial success, eventually becoming the biggest hit in Suriya's career at that time. It won a number of awards, includi

Into the forest of fireflies' light

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Into the Forest of Fireflies Light is a one-short manga written by Yuki Midorikawa . It was published in the July 2002 issue of LaLa DX in Japan. During a summer vacation at her grandfather’s house, six-year-old Hotaru Takegawa gets lost in a forest rumored to be inhabited by spirits. While crying out in desperation, Hotaru is approached by Gin —a mysterious boy wearing a mask—who offers to help her. Rating : IMDb :  7.9/10 MyAnimeList : 8.3/10 Some of the main characters in the movie are : Gin Gin is the male protagonist and a spirit of the forest. He has a very naive personality, mostly because he never had any kind of relationship besides the forest spirits and Hotaru . He encounters Hotaru first when she was very young and got lost in the forest. After helping her out of the forest, Hotaru stated that she will return to give him a gift. From then on, the two became close friends and met each other every summer. Hotaru Takegawa When she was six years old, Hotaru was lost in th

Weathering with You

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  Weathering with You (Japanese: 天気の子, Hepburn: Tenki no Ko, lit. "Child of Weather") is a 2019 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film produced by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho. It depicts a high school boy who runs away from his rural home to Tokyo and befriends an orphan girl who has the ability to control the weather. Rating : IMDb : 7.5/10 Rotten Tomatoes : 92% MyAnimeList : 8.3/10 Some of the main characters of the movie are : Hodaka Morishima Hodaka is the male protagonist of the film.  Hodaka Morishima is a first-year high school student who lives in a detached island located in Japan. Growing bored with his lifestyle in the remote area of his native village, he decides to move to Tokyo. However, he finds himself living his life as a NEET against the high living cost in Tokyo, and soon becomes broke and falls into isolation. However, he finally manages to get a job as a writer in a shady & small Monthly Paranormal Occult Editorial. After becoming a jour

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (時をかける少女, Toki o Kakeru Shōjo) is a 2006 Japanese-animated science fiction romance film produced by Madhouse , directed by Mamoru Hosoda and written by Satoko Okudera . Released by Kadokawa Herald Pictures , the film is a loose sequel to the 1967 novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui . The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was released on July 15, 2006.  The film won numerous awards, including the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. The English version was licensed and produced by Kadokawa Pictures U.S . Makoto Konno is in her last year of high school, but is having a hard time deciding what to do with her future. In between enduring the pressure of her teachers and killing time with her best friends, Makoto's life suddenly changes when she accidentally discovers that she is capable of literally leaping through time and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just

Hello World

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  Hello World (Japanese: ハロー・ワールド), stylized as HELLO WORLD , is a 2019 Japanese animated science fiction romantic drama film directed by Tomohiko Itō (in his feature directorial debut) from an original screenplay written by Mado Nozaki . Produced by Graphinica and distributed by Toho .  In Kyoto in the year 2027, Naomi Katagaki , a male high school student encounters a person who claiming to be Naomi from 10 years in the future. Together, they must change the future and save a classmate, Ruri , whom the younger Naomi starts to date in three months. Rating : IMDb : 6.7/10 MyAnimeList : 7.5/10 Some of the main characters in the movie are : Katagaki Naomi (堅書直実, Katagaki Naomi) A 16-year-old high school student living in 2027 Kyoto and the film's protagonist . Initially lacking confidence and decisiveness, he is chosen by his classmates to be a book committee member and whereupon meets and grows close to Ruri . He slowly develops as a person across the film and becomes braver and

The Garden of Words

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  The Garden of Words (Japanese: 言の葉の庭, Hepburn: Kotonoha no Niwa) is a 2013 Japanese anime drama film written, directed and edited by Makoto Shinkai , animated by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho . It stars Miyu Irino and Kana Hanazawa . The film was made into a manga, with illustrations by Midori Motohashi , and later novelized by Shinkai , both in the same year as the film. On a rainy morning in Tokyo, Takao Akizuki , an aspiring shoemaker, decides to skip class to sketch designs in a beautiful garden. This is where he meets Yukari Yukino , a beautiful yet mysterious woman, for the very first time. Offering to make her new shoes, Takao continues to meet with Yukari throughout the rainy season. While Takao is skipping his morning class to design shoes, Yukari is avoiding work due to personal problems in her professional life. Yukari tells Takao nothing about herself, including her name, while Takao opens up to her, sharing his passion for shoes by offering to make a

Your Name

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  Your Name (Japanese: 君の名は。, Hepburn: Kimi no Na wa) is a 2016 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film produced by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho .  Premiered in Japan on August 26, 2016, it quickly becomes Shinkai's most successful film so far, being one of the highest-grossing Japanese film both in Japan and worldwide. It depicts a high school boy in Tokyo and a high school girl in the Japanese countryside who suddenly and inexplicably begin to swap bodies.  High school girl Mitsuha Miyamizu lives in the town of Itomori in Japan's mountainous Hida region. She is bored with the country life, and wishes to be a handsome boy in her next life. She begins switching bodies intermittently with Taki Tachibana , a high school boy in Tokyo when they wake up. Rating : IMDb - 8.4/10 Rotten Tomatoes : 98% MyAnimeList : 8.9/10 Some important characters in the anime : 1. Taki Tachibana (立花 瀧 Tachibana Taki) He is the male protagonist of Your Name . He is a 17-year o