![]() Dou Dou is scared of his grandma, and her strange house, especially when left there alone while his grandma goes to other houses to carry out various rites for the dead. The main storyline has to do with Dou Dou, a young boy left at his grandma's house when his mother has to go overseas for family reasons. There may be some resemblance to Miyazaki's films, but it is different enough to stand on its own. This is no mere copy of the Japanese product, however, for it is distinctly Taiwanese, particularly with its emphasis on folk beliefs regarding the deceased and the fate of their ghosts. Grandma and her Ghosts is an animated film from Taiwan, something of a rarity compared to Japan's massive anime output. Reviewed by gmwhite 8 / 10 Taiwanese-style Miyazaki is actually pretty good If you get the chance to get a hold of it you should take it if you have children. I'd rather have my children watch this than a lot of other bad anime. It is seldom you see a story for children that deals with matters of life, death and afterlife in this way. Despite it's flaws it is a story with a lot of heart, and I liked it in a lot of ways. ![]() This is a nice story, but maybe sometimes a little slow. He agrees but later changes his mind, but it might just be to late. One tries to trick Doudou to sell him grandma's soul. But grandma's power also attracts bad creatures and demons. Grandma has the 'second sight' and often attends funerals to help the lost souls over to the other side. Because in grandma's house strange things happen. This however just makes things worse thou he can not understand why he must stay with his creepy grandma all summer long. She is afraid how the sensitive boy Doudou will react so she decides not to tell him. Doudou must stay with his grandmother during summer while his mother travels to see her husband. However he has become badly injured and Doudou's mother must go and see to him. ![]() It is the story about the little boy Doudou and his summer with his strange grandma.ĭoudou's father is a construction worker who has went away to work on a big building project abroad. ![]() Reviewed by Merlin242 6 / 10 Not brilliant, but very nice. ![]()
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