Category Archives: Hoshi o Ou Kodomo

Hoshi o Ou Kodomou – Review

Hoshi o Ou Kodomou Movie Review
(expect plenty of pictures)

I am sure many of you have been looking forward to the release of this movie, and on this nice Saturday afternoon, I have decided to sit down and watch this movie.

Hoshi o Ou Kodomou (aka Children Who Chase Lose Voice From Deep Below) comes 4 years after Makoto Shinkai’s last release 5cm per Second.

I have loved every work by Makoto Shinkai thus far and it was only normal for me to anticipate the release of this movie. The question is whether this movie actually lives up to Shinaki’s other works?

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Makoto Shinkai’s New Movie – Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below

Was surfing around the net and I found this.

I can’t wait to see this movie. Makoto Shinkai first appeared with the movie Voices of a Distant Star, and his last work before this movie was 5cm per second, which as you all know, was fantastic. (You can read my review of it here)

Plot Summary
The story centers on Asuna, a girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her father as a memento. However, she embarks on a journey of adventure to meet a boy again, and thus comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.
– ANN

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