Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

When you're three years old, you see everything and understand nothing.

7.920251h 17m

Released

Animation

Drama

Family

Overview

The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.

StatusReleased

Release Date2025-06-25

Runtime1h 17m

LanguagesFrançais日本語

CountriesFrance

Budget$11,100,000

Revenue$1,530,750

Keywords

japan

based on novel or book

human connection in film

Videos

14 total

Trailer

Official Trailer 2 [Subtitled]

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Cast & Crew

Loïse Charpentier

as Amélie (voice)

Victoria Grobois

as Nishio-San (voice)

Yumi Fujimori

as Kashima-San (voice)

Cathy Cerda

as Claude the Grandmother (voice)

Marc Arnaud

as Patrick the Father (voice)

Laëtitia Coryn

as Daniele the Mother (voice)

Haylee Issembourg

as Juliette (voice)

Isaac Schoumsky

as André (voice)

François Raison

as Doctor / Radio Voice (voice)

Emmylou Homs

as Amélie (additional voice)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Feb 19, 2026

7/10

“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. Her almost instant affect on the child is mesmerising and soon the two are bonding and “Amélie” i…

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