1995 · drama · family · fantasy
Junkers Come Here
Directed by Junichi Sato1h 43m1995
Hiromi appears on the outside to be a mature, resilient girl, but on the inside she feels like she's falling apart. She is having troubles at home mainly because of her parents wanting to separate. Her dog, Junkers, tries to comfort her in ways no other dog can. You see, he can talk and grant her 3 wishes.
Our read: Junkers Come Here (1995) reads as a warm, steady, grounded drama · family · fantasy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured drama / family, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
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- tender
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