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Hotori - The Simple Wish for Joy

  • Drama
  • Animation
  • Science Fiction

August 28, 2005 (JP)

0h 40m

At the Personality Plant, robots are being built and slowly outfitted with the artificial memories of real people. Suzu is one such robot, being made to replace the young boy a family has lost. By chance, he meets Hitori, a young girl suffering from progressive memory loss. The t...

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