Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- earnest
- adventurous
- magical
- anime night
- fantasy movie night
What critics said
Critics and viewers found the parallel-world premise and game-inspired fantasy appealing, but broadly regarded the execution as shallow and underdeveloped.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Yuu and Haru move between their own world and the similar but fantastical realm of Ni no Kuni as Kotona's life is threatened.
Yuu and Haru face an ultimate choice involving their childhood friend Kotona and her counterpart in Ni no Kuni.
Director Yoshiyuki Momose's involvement and the film's animation style evoke a visual tone associated with Studio Ghibli while remaining a game-linked production.
The central trio's longstanding bond is tested when Kotona's peril initiates travel between worlds and forces an irreversible choice.
Films like NiNoKuni, and why
Your Name.
parallel-world fantasy adventure centered on friendship, romance, and a difficult moral choice
Weathering with You
Japanese animated fantasy blending ordinary adolescent life with a magical realm and emotional stakes
The Boy and the Beast
anime fantasy adventure involving young protagonists, magical kingdoms, and bonds tested by danger
Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale
game-inspired animated fantasy with friendship, romance, and travel between contrasting worlds
Movie Details
- Director
- Yoshiyuki Momose
- Release Date
- 2019-08-23
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (283)
Cast
- Kento Yamazaki
- Mackenyu
- Mei Nagano
- Koichi Yamadera
- Yuki Kaji
- Masatô Ibu
- Kenjiro Tsuda
- Tsuyoshi Muro
- Maaya Sakamoto
- Mamoru Miyano
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is NiNoKuni about?
- When a girl's life links two parallel realms, two friends must navigate magic, romance, and a painful choice that could reshape both worlds.
- What is NiNoKuni like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of NiNoKuni as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is NiNoKuni violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in NiNoKuni as mild.
- What did critics think of NiNoKuni?
- Critics and viewers found the parallel-world premise and game-inspired fantasy appealing, but broadly regarded the execution as shallow and underdeveloped.
- Which films are like NiNoKuni?
- Films with a similar feel include Your Name., Weathering with You, The Boy and the Beast, and Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale.
- How long is NiNoKuni?
- NiNoKuni runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch NiNoKuni?
- In United States, NiNoKuni streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
