Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness fingerprintLow-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 6.9). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
1 h 42 min
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness runs 1 h 42 min.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
6.9
