A scene from the animated film 'A Letter to Momo' showing three characters in a cluttered room filled with bookshelves and stacked boxes. On the left is a large, muscular spirit with a yellow hat, blue shirt, and pink bag, gesturing with outstretched arms. In the centre is a young girl with black hair wearing a yellow shirt and pink shorts, also with her arms spread wide. On the right is a smaller spirit character with green rabbit-like ears wearing a yellow skirt. Two blue mugs sit on the wooden floor between them. The room appears to be an attic or storage space with books lining the walls and various items stored throughout.

Birmingham Anime Film Festival 2025: A Letter To Momo

English language (dubbed)

About Birmingham Anime Film Festival 2025: A Letter To Momo

From the creators of Ghost in the Shell comes a wonderfully expressive and beautifully hand-drawn animated tale that combines bursts of whimsy and kinetic humor with deeply felt emotion and drama.

The last time Momo saw her father they had a fight – and now all she has left to remember him by is an incomplete letter, a blank piece of paper penned with the words Dear Momo. Moving with her mother to the remote Japanese island of Shio, Momo soon discovers three yōkai living in her attic, a trio of mischievous spirit creatures that only she can see and who create mayhem in the tiny seaside community as she tries desperately to keep them hidden. But these funny monsters have a serious side and may hold the key to helping Momo discover what her father had been trying to tell her.

A Letter to Momo was seven years in the making, and the handmade animation is superb, from the painstakingly rendered serenity of the island’s Shinto shrines to the climactic finale – a frantic chase featuring thousands of squirming, morphing ghosts and spirits that is the best cinematic flight of supernatural fancy in years.

Please note: this screening is in English language (dubbed).

Booking info

To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.

Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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