Film

Bomberman: Yuuki o Arigatou Watashi ga Mimi ni Naru

1995 · 26m · Animation · Adventure · Science Fiction

The elementary school student Rieko lives with her parents who are deaf and mute, and her younger sister. Rieko wishes to draw cartoons and comics that make people happy, and doodles comics of Bomberman and friends in her notebooks. An earthquake strikes during the night and ravages the city, leaving their neighbourhood a shambles. They travel to a shelter, but their parents' inability to hear and speak causes misunderstandings and conflict among the workers; Rieko helps resolve the situation while also keeping an eye on her younger sister. With support from volunteer worker Kyoko, an older girl from Tokyo, the community within the shelter begin to grow and understand one another. Rieko helps keep the younger ones amused with her drawings of Bomberman characters, including a comic of the heroes and villains putting their differences aside to help each other when the battle arena comes down on top of them.

Kazuko Sugiyama

Hitomi

Kazuya Ichijo

Hideo Ishikawa

Naoko Ishii

Takehiro Murozono

Nanae Sumitomo

Reiko Takagi

Emiko Tanada

Jin Yamanoi

Saeko Yoshizawa

• Norio KajimaDirector

Release date

June 9, 1995

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

26m

Genres

Animation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Action