Gekijô-ban Dôbutsu no Mori
2006 · 87 min · Director: Jôji Shimura
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This is the story of a young self-reliant girl called Ai, who one day, moves into the Animal Village. While working at Tom Nook's shop "Nook's Cranny" she begins living her life away from her family. To begin with, she doesn't know left from right, but under the guidance of Mayor Tortimer, the angry but correct Mr. Resetti, and the wandering musician K.K. Slider among others, she is eventually accepted as a member of the village. One night as she walked along the beach, she finds a message in the bottle. It sets her off on a quest of planting pine trees around the village to fulfill a miracle on the eve of the Winter Festival.
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Gekijô-ban Dôbutsu no Mori (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Joy 35%, Nostalgia 20%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Joy, Nostalgia, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Animation. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Joy, Nostalgia and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Joy
- Curiosity
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Joy | Curiosity | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Joy | 43 % | 27 % | 33 % | 30 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 48 % | 26 % | 31 % | 41 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 49 % | 26 % | 31 % | 44 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Humor | 45 % | 23 % | 35 % | 35 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 28 % | 41 % | 28 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Joy | 49 % | 38 % | 45 % | 28 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Joy | 51 % | 40 % | 46 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 45 % | 53 % | 34 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 66 % | 53 % | 49 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Joy | 60 % | 45 % | 34 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 55 % | 26 % | 24 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sadness | 58 % | 18 % | 16 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 64 % | 24 % | 15 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 65 % | 35 % | 26 % | 21 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 36 % | 49 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Curiosity | 70 % | 36 % | 57 % | 34 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 76 % | 39 % | 51 % | 24 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 80 % | 44 % | 50 % | 23 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Joy | 79 % | 59 % | 36 % | 30 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Joy | 72 % | 65 % | 18 % | 32 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Alberto (voice)
Tsubukichi (voice)
Periko (voice)
Details
- Directed by
- Jôji Shimura
- Written by
- Aya Matsui
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 2006
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Country
- Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Joy
- Data updated
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