One won't be mad if they end up spending 90 minutes on this adventure, but I feel the obligation to suggest the comparable Abominable for, even as Over the Moon will sit well, the one with the yeti gets the same job done in a more impactful fashion. The animation in Glen Keane and John Kahrs film is undeniably breathtaking with the visuals that accompany Fei Fei's trip to the moon certainly matching her expectations as well as ours, but while the film seems to desire a more substantial weight it feels executed more in the vein of a kitschy fantastical tale solely for the kiddos. Tetsuya, a young male courtesan, is living a life of relative safety until an unknown samurai called. The two animated films are surprisingly similar with Culton's film succeeding more in the realm of utilizing the folklore and mythical elements of its story to lend real soul to the proceedings. Over the Mountain of the Moon: A Tale of a Samurai Consort by Reiko Morgan available in Trade Paperback on, also read synopsis and reviews. In understanding the context of how this film came to be and what it was intended for there is no questioning the "why" of its existence, but I might humbly suggest that if you found Over the Moon to be particularly moving that you seek out Jill Culton's underseen Abominable from last year.
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