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78% Critic Match
Little Forest: Winter/Spring
“Farm cook eat to live.”
7.8 / 10• 2015• 2h 0m•NR• Japanese
Drama
Storyline
Ichiko bakes a cake for an end-of-year party with her friends. In the depths of winter, making mochi and curry keeps the people of Komori warm. Later, spring brings thoughts of her absent mother as well as rice planting and sakura, and she begins to think of leaving Komori behind again.
Cast & Crew
Ai Hashimoto
Ichiko
Lead
Takahiro Miura
Yuta
Mayu Matsuoka
Kikko
Yoichi Nukumizu
Shigeyuki
Karen Kirishima
Fukuko
Momone Shinokawa
Young Ichiko
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Junichi Mori's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Little Forest: Winter/Spring is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
