Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
When you're three years old, you see everything and understand nothing.
2025 • 77 min • Animation · Drama · Family
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 79 Audience · 203 · 49%
In post-war Japan, young Amélie finds wonder and curiosity ignited by a taste of chocolate. She discovers the beauty of nature and emotional truths about her family
- Violence & peril
- 0/10
- Language
- 0/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- A child deals with a new culture.
- Some emotional tension within the family.
What it models well
- Curiosity and wonder
- Exploring emotions
- Appreciating nature
- Finding belonging
Talk about it after
- Cultural differences and understanding
- Coping with change and new environments
- The importance of kindness and observation
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Top billed cast
Director: Maïlys Vallade, Liane-cho Han • Crew: Liane-cho Han, Eddine Noel, Aude Py, Maïlys Vallade
- L
Loïse Charpentier
Amélie (voice)
- V
Victoria Grobois
Nishio-San (voice)
Yumi Fujimori
Kashima-San (voice)
Cathy Cerda
Claude the Grandmother (voice)
Marc Arnaud
Patrick the Father (voice)
- L
Laëtitia Coryn
Daniele the Mother (voice)
- H
Haylee Issembourg
Juliette (voice)
- I
Isaac Schoumsky
André (voice)
François Raison
Doctor / Radio Voice (voice)
Emmylou Homs
Amélie (additional voice)
Trailers & clips
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers“Amélie” is a young girl living with her Belgian diplomat father, her mother and her two siblings on post in Tokyo. From birth, she has been a little bit different, and so her parents have recruited the kindly “Nishio-san” to come and take care of her.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.9/10 (203)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $11,100,000
- Box office
- $1,530,750
- IMDb
- tt29313285
- Official site
- gkids.com
