Amikoisn’tlikeotherchildren.Herendlessenergyandcuriouseccentricitiesmakeheranoutcastatschoolandgetherintroubleathome.Whenapainfulfamilylossdisruptsherseeminglyidyllicseasidelife,hersenseofisolationintensifies,yetitdoesn’tstopAmikofrominvitingpeopleintoherworld.　　MoriiYusuke’sdirectorialdebutisaconfidentandcompassionatestoryaboutachild’simagination.Thefilmbalancessorrowwithjoyandharshlessonswithnaivedelight–muchlikegrowingup.Crucially,Amikoneverforgetswhoisatthecentreofthestory.Thewryhumouranddetailedcompositionsofsmall-townJapan,aswellasthefilm’shopefultenor,arereminiscentofOgigamiNaokoorHirokazuKore-eda’sworks.ThegentleandlanguorousatmosphereisenrichedbyascorefromupcomingfolkstarIchikoAoba.　　KanaOsawadeliversanexquisite,force-of-natureperformanceasyoungAmiko.Effortlesslynatural,hercommandingpresenceandvitalitycarrygreatweightwhilstensuringthefilmneverfallsintodespair.Amiko’sunbeatenspiritinthefaceoftiredadultsanduncooperativeclassmatesletsusgothroughthepain,aswellasexperienceflashesofmischievouswhimsy,alongsideaspiritingmusicalsequencethatwillensureyou’llneverlistentoacongadrumthesameway.　　源自：https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/films/amiko