Movie: Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope

Top 3 Billed Cast

Ayako Kawasumi
川澄綾子

Hotori (voice)

Ryoko Shiraishi
白石涼子

Suzu (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue
井上和彦

Professor Shimizu (voice)

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    At the Personality Plant, robots are being built and slowly outfitted with the artificial memories of real people. Suzu is one such robot, being made to replace the young boy a family has lost. By chance, he meets Hitori, a young girl suffering from progressive memory loss. The two children become friends and attempt to define themselves in the light of their changing memories.

  • Release Date

    2005-08-28

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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    日本語
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