Mirai (未来 の ミ ラ イ Mirai no Mirai, literally “Mirai of the future”) is the fifth feature film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda (細 田 守; Kamiichi, 19 September 1967). It premiered on May 16, 2018…
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