A tiny mountain village in a remote woodland region. Five primary school kids have come together in this idyllic spot in order to spend their summer holidays at a camp. At first the children enjoy carefree days amidst unspoiled nature far away from adult supervision. But their life changes dramatically when they come across what they believe to be a small dog, badly in need of help. The creature – known as Pochi – turns out not to be a dog at all but an alien on an important mission. It seems there is a mysterious substance on earth that is coveted throughout the universe. Pochi had almost found it but was so badly injured during a fight that he had to give up his search. Thanks to the children’s help, the alien survives – and decides to reward them generously. “Where would you most like to travel?” is the question Pochi puts to his rescuers. Their answer is prompt, if vague: “As far as possible!” Pochi suggests they try the moon first of all, and so, the alien whisks away the kids to…
Release Date: 26 June 2010Runtime: 136 min
Stars:
- Hisao Egawa
- Honoka Ikezuki
- Kazuaki Ito
- Keiji Fujiwara
- Masanori Takeda
- Masaya Onosaka
- Mayu Iino
- Mitsuru Miyamoto
- Noriko Hidaka
- Rei Igarashi
- Ryôhei Nakao
- Shotaro Uzawa
- Takuto Yoshinaga
- Tamaki Matsumoto
- Tomoyo Kurosawa
Director: Masaaki Yuasa
