# Drifting Home (2022)

> A fractured childhood friendship is tested when a condemned Japanese apartment complex drifts into an uncanny ocean, turning a summer outing into a perilous farewell.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/623942

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
- Director: Hiroyasu Ishida
- Cast: Mutsumi Tamura, Asami Seto, Ayumu Murase, Daiki Yamashita, Yumiko Kobayashi, Inori Minase, Kana Hanazawa, Bin Shimada
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15494038/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: nostalgic, dreamy, melancholic, family movie night, rainy day

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