With the feature film A Letter to Momo arriving back in 2014 as both a domestic theatrical release and a home video release, the folks at GKIDS are set up for a new re-release through Shout! Factory soon as stock is getting low. The feature was picked up by the company back in July of 2012 and has seen a couple of releases around the world since then.
Now, Shout! Factory is planning to bring this out on October 26th, 2021 priced at $24.98 – basically $5 cheaper than the previous version – as a DVD/BD combo. It’s essentially a re-pressing of the original release so it’ll feature the same extras and overall design.
Check out our review of the film.
Plot Concept: Momo is a shy and imaginative 13-year-old girl who is suffering because of her father’s recent death and the resultant extreme changes in her life. From the big city of Tokyo, Momo’s family moves to her mother’s childhood home, a remote island named Shio. Momo does not adapt well to her new surroundings. Her father left her an unfinished letter containing only two words, “Dear Momo”. As she tries to make sense of these two words and guess what her father was trying to tell her, some strange incidents occur on the island, which is otherwise tranquil. People’s orchards are ransacked by an unknown person, and some of their prized belongings start to go missing. Momo also starts to hear strange sounds coming from the attic in her house.
Momo’s mother refuses to believe Momo about the strange sounds from the attic, so Momo herself embarks on an adventure to discover the source of these disturbances. During her investigations, Momo meets up with Kawa, Mame and leader Iwa, a group of imps, each of which have a different personality. In addition, Momo discovers that the mysterious two-word letter from her father is connected to all the strange occurrences, and to her arrival at Shio.
