Rinko

Rinko is a 2005 Japanese animated coming-of-age science fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and distributed by Toho. The film follows an young alien girl named Rinko who has lived on Earth her entire life unknown to everyone else in the Japanese coast town she lives in until a human boy named Harumitsu finds out and she befriends him. Meanwhile, Rinko's next door neighbour, a man named Ken Fumitaka, who has been suspicious that she is an alien, determines prove that aliens exist. The film stars Dakota Fanning, Jimmy Bennett, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Aniston and Willem Dafoe. It received acclaim from critics, who praised its animation, characters, story, voice acting, humor, visuals, musical score and themes. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score at the 78th Academy Awards.
== Plot ==
The film follows an young alien girl named Rinko who has lived on Earth her entire life unknown to everyone else in the rural Japanese town she lives in until a human boy named Harumitsu finds out and she befriends him. Meanwhile, Rinko's next door neighbour, a man named Ken Fumitaka who has been suspicious that she is an alien, determines prove that aliens exist.
== Cast ==
Dakota Fanning as Rinko, a young shapeshifting alien girl who lives in a Japanese coast town unbeknownst to the inhabitants.
Jimmy Bennett as Harumitsu Takagi
Jeff Bridges as Niko Takagi, Harumitsu's deceased grandfather
Jennifer Aniston as Miyoko Takagi, Harumitsu's mom.
Willem Dafoe as Ken Fumitaka, Rinko's paranoid next-door neighbour
== Production ==
== Release ==
The film was released on July 8, 2005.
== Music ==
The film's score was composed by Thomas Newman, making it the fourth film by Miyazaki not to be composed by Joe Hisaishi and third anime film composed by a non-Japanese composer after Yumi (2000) with David Julyan. It is also Newman's second collaboration with Miyazaki after Gentlemen (1992).
== Transcript ==
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== Opening logos ==
== Critical reception ==
The film holds an approval rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film also has a score of 81 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 21 critics indicating "universal acclaim".
== Accolades ==
Group 	Award 	Recipients 	Result
78th Academy Awards	Best Animated Feature 	Hayao Miyazaki 	Nominated
78th Academy Awards	Best Original Score 	Thomas Newman 	Nominated
33rd Annie Awards 	Best Animated Feature 	Rinko 	Nominated
33rd Annie Awards 	Animated Effects in an Animated Production 	 	Nominated
33rd Annie Awards 	Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production	Masashi Ando, Makiko Futaki	Nominated
33rd Annie Awards 	Character Design in an Animated Feature Production 	Masashi Ando, Makiko Futaki	Nominated
33rd Annie Awards 	Directing in an Animated Feature Production 	Hayao Miyazaki 	Nominated
33rd Annie Awards 	Music in an Animated Feature Production 	Thomas Newman 	Nominated
33rd Annie Awards 	Production Design in an Animated Feature Production 	 	Nominated
33rd Annie Awards 	Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production 	 	Nominated
33rd Annie Awards 	Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production 	Dakota Fanning 	Nominated
33rd Annie Awards 	Writing in an Animated Feature Production 	Hayao Miyazaki 	Nominated
33rd Annie Awards 	Editorial in an Animated Feature Production 	Takeshi Seyama 	Nominated
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