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The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

Fantasy · Drama · Mystery · 2017

In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a letter in the mailbox. The letter is addressed to the Namiya General Store and the letter was written by someone to consult about worries. Incredibly, the letter was written 32 years ago. The mailbox is somehow connected to the year 1980. Atsuya and his friends decide to write a reply and place their letter in the mailbox.

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The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

2017 Fantasy · Drama · Mystery 2h 9m

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6.9 / 10

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In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a letter in the mailbox. The letter is addressed to the Namiya General Store and the letter was written by someone to consult about worries. Incredibly, the letter was written 32 years ago. The mailbox is somehow connected to the year 1980. Atsuya and his friends decide to write a reply and place their letter in the mailbox.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Ryuichi Hiroki

Written by

Hiroshi Saito

Ryosuke Yamada

Ryosuke Yamada

Atsuya

Machiko Ono

Machiko Ono

Harumi Tamura

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Yuuji Namiya

Nijiro Murakami

Nijiro Murakami

Shota Kobayashi

Kanichiro

Kanichiro

Kohei

Kento Hayashi

Kento Hayashi

Katsuro Matsuoka

Riko Narumi

Riko Narumi

Akiko Minazuki

Court is in session

Put The Miracles of the Namiya General Store on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.