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Hal

2013 · 60 min · Director: Ryôtarô Makihara ★ IMDb 6.6 · 2,237 ratings

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A humanoid robot is asked to replace Hal, who was killed in a terrible accident, in order help Hal's girlfriend move on in life, but struggles to understand the real Hal's past and the meaning of being alive.

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Hal (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Animation, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. 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

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Sadness
Empathy
Love
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 8 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 5′Sadness58 %53 %52 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 8′Hope50 %40 %44 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 11′Empathy44 %31 %41 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 14′Hope43 %23 %35 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 17′Hope44 %13 %28 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 20′Hope49 %19 %39 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 23′Empathy51 %26 %45 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 26′Hope49 %25 %38 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 29′Empathy51 %33 %43 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 32′Empathy58 %45 %54 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 35′Sadness64 %48 %56 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 38′Love68 %40 %52 %63 %
67.5 %≈ 41′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
72.5 %≈ 44′Tension73 %35 %43 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 47′Sadness83 %65 %68 %52 %
82.5 %≈ 50′Sadness88 %84 %83 %71 %
87.5 %≈ 53′Sadness84 %80 %75 %73 %
92.5 %≈ 56′Love76 %69 %60 %70 %
97.5 %≈ 59′Love73 %63 %52 %72 %
Cinderella

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

Yoko Hikasa

Kurumi (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Ryuu (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji

Aranami (voice)

Tamio Ohki

Tokio (voice)

AM
Ako Mayama

Tsukiko (voice)

HY
Hikari Yono

Rumiko (voice)

ST
Showko Tsuda

Mami (voice)

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Ikki

Nepali (voice)

KS
Kanami Satou

Megane (voice)

HG
Hiroki Goto

Maru (voice)

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Arisa Nishiguchi

Hat (voice)

RK
Ryo Kuratomi

Ryuu's Friend (voice)

UT
Uko Tachibana

Erika (voice)

Details

Directed by
Ryôtarô Makihara
Written by
Izumi Kizara, Tsutomu Izumi, Tokiko Mega
Type
Animation
Released
2013
Runtime
60 min
Country
Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 2,237 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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