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Rating: 7 stars

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Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love (2005)

Directed by Takahiko Akiyama

Science Fiction | Family | Drama

Overview

Satoru, a wheelchair-bound elementary student, locks himself away from the outside world after his mother dies. His father designs a remote-controlled robot to go to school for him, allowing him to interact with people and do normal things.

Length 111 minutes

Actors

Kanata Hongo | Mikako Tabe | Masatoshi Nakamura | Maki Horikita | Ryoko Kobayashi | Yuta Murakami | Ryo Kato | Sachie Hara | Riho Makise | Mieko Harada

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Good robot flick for the family. Wild to see babyface Kanata Hongo as I’m more used to seeing him all grown up. Still wish I knew why the death of a parent / single parent subplot is such a big thing in Japanese fiction.

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