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Norman the Snowman: The Northern Lights (2013)
Directed by Takeshi Yashiro
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The boy has longed to visit the northern country and experience the beautiful mysteries of nature that his childhood friend Norman the Snowman has told him about. On the first day of snow in the northern country, the boy sneaks out of his house and boards a northbound train with Norman to see the mysteries of nature with his own eyes.
Length 25 minutes
Actors
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/26/2025 | Phone | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Started watching this during a halftime and finished it just before crashing for the night. This is one of the JFF Theater offerings for this period (changes every 3 months) and I meant to watch in December bc Christmas. However, this isn’t a Christmas movie but it is a very nice winter movie that feels like a nod to the old Rankin & Bass stopmo tv movies. For that reason I really enjoyed this along with the story of the snowman appearing only bc of the snow brought from the northern train.
The boy and the snowman do meet a character who they think is Santa Claus but that’s the only sorta reference to Christmas. Overall just a well-crafted tv movie that could’ve been made anywhere not necessarily in Japan.
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