japanese lit gaze japanese anime short film written directed initially screened tokyo international forum february shown alongside film garden words japanese premier later posted youtube september january slightly futuristic story maturation recently independent young woman changing relationship father story develops reminiscent scenes family life connection girl father share family cat film produced nest production collaboration ltd voice cast includes narration crucial helping structure film leading staff included directed music wrote sang theme song sore lit fine aimed matching tastes younger generation online reviews comments universally praised film heartfelt vibrant solely criticized described deeply emotional particularly older viewers emphasis family bonds family changes time plot set near future story focuses recently independent daughter parents pet cat recently taken job allowed away home father lives home cat mother working overseas old cat originally obtained father help young daughter cope mother absence poor health story narrated cat perspective story begins returning home rough day work bed receives phone father wants dinner declines lying work narrator childhood family life particularly dwelling maturity independence created distance father increasingly lonely happy later night phone father having learned death visits father lunch experience brings closer later visits father new buys time mother rings family reunited happiness renewed production written directed directed voices distant star centimeters second produced nest production collaboration ltd assistant director animation director character designer art director music directed theme song sore lit fine performed singer songwriter said chose perform theme song provide sort music young encounter fitting film theme voice cast includes short film minutes seconds length short film support proud box appreciation festival home living exposition tokyo international forum according greatest challenge project animation short entertaining covering main themes family bonds future narration provided character background insight personalities helped structure film release announced official website january january streamed trailer announced plans screen short film february proud box appreciation festival tweeted include short japanese premiere garden words films screened italian cinematic release entire film uploaded youtube september streamed starting september english subtitles added september originally scheduled taken january remained available january months available viewed times march included extras limited edition garden words dvd distributed germany subtitled german reception positively received japan attracted particular interest available youtube quoted called typical online comments film described emotional impact good deeply emotional reduced tears credited film high quality art message saying reminded bonds family members remain unchanged form family changes said young viewers moved sympathy watching greatest emotional impact older audiences according artwork vibrant meticulous story exceptional execution character development felt utterly despite stone impressed people easily relate characters emotionally despite film minor criticism ending left open questions family future noted film message called short film characterized hard find little gems
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