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2018 · Movie · 1h 55m · PG-13

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

CriticsCritics: 86
AudienceAudience: 7.6

Fleeing a devastating war, an immortal young woman discovers an abandoned baby in the forest and chooses to raise him. As he grows older while she remains young, their bond is tested by changing times, separation, and the difficult meaning of family, love, and mortality.

My take

You’ll like this if you enjoy sincere fantasy dramas about family, love, and mortality, especially The Boy and the Beast; Not for you if you prefer tightly explained plots and even pacing.

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Cast

Miyu IrinoManaka IwamiAi KayanoYuki KajiYoshimasa HosoyaRina SatoYoko HikasaMiyuki Sawashiro

Director

Mari Okada

If tonight is a Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.