SummaryAfter losing her parents in a car accident, Okko goes to live in the countryside with her grandmother, who runs a traditional Japanese inn built on top of an ancient spring said to have healing waters. While she goes about her chores and prepares to become the inn's next caretaker, Okko discovers there are spirits who live there that only she can... Read More
Directed By:Kitarô Kôsaka
Written By:Hiroko Reijo, Asami, Reiko Yoshida
Okko's Inn
Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
User score
Generally Favorable
6.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
80% Positive
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20% Mixed
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Jul 12, 2019
80
Kōsaka keeps Okko’s quest light and perky, not fully drilling into the vein of childhood trauma-induced fantasy that the best of Ghibli and Pixar hit upon. It proposes attentiveness to others as a means of self-care, but it has the same brisk impatience with real inner conflict that the grandmother has towards Okko’s outbursts.
Apr 26, 2019
75
Okko has to learn how to get along without her ghosts. Seems like a lot of learning, but the narrative fits it in so organically, and the characters and action are so lively and colorful, that the medicine goes down as if it’s been spun entirely of sweet stuff.
Apr 23, 2019
70
In a divisive era, Okko’s Inn carries a welcome message of acceptance and inclusion.
Apr 19, 2019
67
Even at its most serious, Okko’s Inn is calibrated for the attention span of a five-year-old; as mature and abstract as the lessons its protagonist learns might be, there’s no use making an uncommonly honest kids movie about death if kids aren’t interested in (or able to) sit through it.
May 19, 2019
60
Kitarô Kôsaka’s light-hearted and contagiously joyful film contains just enough beautiful imagery, positive messages of acceptance and touching moments to warrant a look.
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May 22, 2022
6
This is not one of the better Anime type films I've seen but its not bad either. It has some nice animation at points, with glowing bright plants and a nice atmosphere but it doesn't tend to last too long. The main animation style seemed a little cheap feeling and while I liked the basic story, it didn't entirely hold my attention throughout. It's a nice enough watch, with some nice moments and an element of poignancy present once or twice (not throughout) and its certainly entertaining but its also certainly not particularly memorable and its not better than a number of other anime films. I wouldn't especially recommend this as such, no.
Production Company:
- AT-X
- Aeon Entertainment
- Dream Link Entertainment (DLE)
- Gaga
- Kôdansha
- Madhouse
- Nada Holdings
- Nihon Ad Systems (NAS)
- TV Tokyo
- Wakaokami Project
Release Date:Apr 22, 2019
Duration:1 h 34 m
Rating:PG
Awards
Awards of the Japanese Academy
• 1 Nomination
Annie Awards
• 1 Nomination
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
