The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki

Produced by KADOKAWA, Shochiku

2017129 min6.9 / 10

A magical-realist mystery about redemption and connection, where three troubled young men discover they can counsel strangers across time through a mysterious mailbox.

In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a letter in the mailbox. The letter is addressed to the Namiya General Store and the letter was written by someone to consult about worries. Incredibly, the letter was written 32 years ago. The mailbox is somehow connected to the year 1980. Atsuya and his friends decide to write a reply and place their letter in the mailbox.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Miracles of the Namiya General Store end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is The Miracles of the Namiya General Store easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is The Miracles of the Namiya General Store scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Miracles of the Namiya General Store violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Miracles of the Namiya General Store sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

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.

59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity77

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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