A Letter To Momo
With GKIDS Films getting their latest release out into the market today with From Up On Poppy Hill, the question hit them on Twitter about what’s going on with A Letter To Momo. That feature was picked up by the company back in July of 2012 and hasn’t been heard from much beyond a festival showing and the Australian pickup of it by Madman Entertainment. Thankfully, GKIDS Films commented on it and indicated via Twitter that they are still progressing on creating the dub for it with plans for a theatrical run in very early 2014 with the bilingual DVD and Blu-ray releases coming soon after that.
Plot Concept: Momo is a shy and imaginative 13-year-old girl who is suffering because of her father’s recent death and the resultant extreme changes in her life. From the big city of Tokyo, Momo’s family moves to her mother’s childhood home, a remote island named Shio. Momo does not adapt well to her new surroundings. Her father left her an unfinished letter containing only two words, “Dear Momo”. As she tries to make sense of these two words and guess what her father was trying to tell her, some strange incidents occur on the island, which is otherwise tranquil. People’s orchards are ransacked by an unknown person, and some of their prized belongings start to go missing. Momo also starts to hear strange sounds coming from the attic in her house.
Momo’s mother refuses to believe Momo about the strange sounds from the attic, so Momo herself embarks on an adventure to discover the source of these disturbances. During her investigations, Momo meets up with Kawa, Mame and leader Iwa, a group of imps, each of which have a different personality. In addition, Momo discovers that the mysterious two-word letter from her father is connected to all the strange occurrences, and to her arrival at Shio.