Summer Days With Coo (DVD) (Taiwan Version)
Nominated for Best Animated Picture at the Japan Academy Awards, Summer with Coo (a.k.a. Kappa No Coo To Natsuyasumi) is a mellow crowd-pleaser that appeals to all ages. Gently directed by Hara Keiichi, best known for his work on the Crayon Shin-chan and Doraemon TV series and films, Summer with Coo depicts the friendship between a boy and his pet kappa. A creature of Japanese folkore, the kappa is a river imp with a ravenous appetite and special powers; in its cuddly form, it’s often depicted as looking somewhere between a turtle and a frog, as in the case of this film. Five years in the making, Summer with Coo was met with great reviews and word of mouth for its realistic characters, strong themes, and heartwarming story.
Small-town boy Uehara Koichi finds a curious-looking stone at the riverbank one day and takes it home. After he washes off the stone, much to Koichi’s surprise, little arms and legs pop out, and then a green head. It turns out that Koichi has brought home a young kappa that has been dozing for 300 years. Koichi names the timid, mischievous creature Coo – after the first sound it makes – and the Ueharas happily welcome the kappa into their chaotic family. The best of friends, Koichi and Coo play away the summer days together, but as time passes, Coo becomes increasingly lonely and sad, a lone kappa in the human world. Koichi and Coo decide to go off on their own to a town in northern Japan where it’s said kappa still ply the rivers..
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