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Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
	Japanese release poster
Directed by	Shinsuke Sato
Written by	Hirotaka Adachi ; Shinsuke Sato
Produced by	Mitsuhisa Ishikawa ; Michiru Ishikawa ; Chihiro Kameyama ; Yoshio Takada
Starring	Haruka Ayase ; Miyuki Sawashiro ; Mitsuki Tanimura
Cinematography	Koji Tanaka
Edited by	Tsuyoshi Imai
Music by	Tadashi Ueda
Production; companies	Production I.G; Polygon Pictures
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	August 22, 2009;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (ホッタラケの島〜遥と魔法の鏡〜, Hottarake no Shima: Haruka to Mahō no Kagami) is a 2009 Japanese computer-animated film directed by Shinsuke Sato. It was produced in commemoration of Fuji Television's 50th anniversary. The film was nominated for the award for Excellent Animation of the Year at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize.^[1]

Plot

After losing her mother at a young age, Haruka has treasured the hand mirror she had received from her. As she grew older, she forgot about the mirror and eventually lost it. One day, she decides to go to a local shrine and pray to Inari for the hand mirror to be returned to her. As Haruka sits by the shrine, she drops her house key under the steps. After going to retrieve it, a small fox-like creature runs by, and takes her key, and a toy airplane that had been abandoned earlier. Haruka follows the creature into the woods, but loses it at a large fractured stone. Haruka dips her hand in the small pool of strangely warm water, and is suddenly sucked into the pool, flies out of a river, and lands in a cart with the creature.

The fox creature, named Teo, explains to Haruka that she is in the world of the neglected, made of forgotten things because his race cannot make things themselves. Hoping to find her lost mirror, Haruka goes with Teo to Oblivion Island.

Voice cast

Haruka: Voiced by: Haruka Ayase (Japanese); Christine Marie Cabanos (English); Sixteen-year-old Haruka has a strained relation with her struggling father after her mother’s death. One day she remembers the hand mirror she got from her mother, and believes that finding it can connect her to her memories.
Teo: Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese); Cassandra Lee (English); A resident of Oblivion Island endowed only with minimal power, he is one of the collectors who gather items that people have lost or forgotten for their city.
Cotton: Voiced by: Tamaki Matsumoto (Japanese); Julie Maddalena (English); A stuffed sheep toy that used to belong to Haruka.
Baron: Voiced by: Iemasa Kayumi (Japanese); Patrick Seitz (English); Ambitious and pompous, Baron is the de facto ruler of the Oblivion Island who cherishes long-reaching, convoluted plans.

Reception

The film was nominated for the 4th Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film.^[2] In 2010, the film won the Nippon Cinema Award at the Nippon Connection Film Festival. In 2013, it is one of the feature films of the Japanese Film festival organized by Golden Screen Cinemas in Malaysia.^[3]

Home media

The Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror Blu-ray was released in the US on August 14, 2012 by FUNimation Entertainment. Both the Blu-ray and DVD releases of the film were released in Japan on February 26, 2010.

References

^ "Eva 2.0, Summer Wars Win Japan Academy Awards". Anime News Network. December 22, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
^ "The Awards Nominated Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Animated Feature Film". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Archived from the original on October 21, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Japanese Film Festival 2013 (Kuching) Launch". MY: GSC.

External links

[1] "Eva 2.0, Summer Wars Win Japan Academy Awards". Anime News Network. December 22, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-14.

[2] "The Awards Nominated Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Animated Feature Film". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Archived from the original on October 21, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Japanese Film Festival 2013 (Kuching) Launch". MY: GSC.

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-The film was nominated for the 4th [[Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film]].<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/the_awards/nominees_2010/best_animated_feature_film |title= The Awards Nominated Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Animated Feature Film|accessdate= 2010-12-17 | publisher = Asia Pacific Screen Awards}}</ref> In 2010, the film won the Nippon Cinema Award at the Nippon Connection Film Festival. In 2013, it is one of the feature films of the Japanese Film festival organized by [[Golden Screen Cinemas]] in [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.gsc.com.my/Promotions/Current-Promotions/Japanese-Film-Festival-2013-Kuching-Launch/PromoDetails/ |title=Japanese Film Festival 2013 (Kuching) Launch | publisher = GSC | place = MY}}</ref>
+The film was nominated for the 4th [[Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/the_awards/nominees_2010/best_animated_feature_film |title=The Awards Nominated Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Animated Feature Film |accessdate=2010-12-17 |publisher=Asia Pacific Screen Awards |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20101021021901/http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/the_awards/nominees_2010/best_animated_feature_film |archivedate=October 21, 2010 }}</ref> In 2010, the film won the Nippon Cinema Award at the Nippon Connection Film Festival. In 2013, it is one of the feature films of the Japanese Film festival organized by [[Golden Screen Cinemas]] in [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.gsc.com.my/Promotions/Current-Promotions/Japanese-Film-Festival-2013-Kuching-Launch/PromoDetails/ |title=Japanese Film Festival 2013 (Kuching) Launch | publisher = GSC | place = MY}}</ref>
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