Brave Story

Brave Story

Are you brave enough to change your fate?

Directed by Koichi Chigira

Produced by Fuji Television Network, GONZO

2006112 min6.4 / 10

A heartfelt fantasy adventure about a young boy who enters a magical world to change his fate and save his family, blending wonder with genuine emotional stakes.

Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mitsuru shows Wataru that there is a magical door to another world where one can go and get the Goddess of Fortune to grant one wish! When tragedy strikes Wataru's family he decides to open the door for himself.

Questions people ask

  • Does Brave Story end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Brave Story easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Brave Story sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Brave Story scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Brave Story violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity62

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Brave Story

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Brave Story

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Brave Story, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Brave Story, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Brave Story, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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