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“A tiny caterpillar faces giant trials—predators, weather—on his solo journey through suburban Japan's wilderness.”
Boro the Caterpillar
毛虫のボロ
6.71
6,324 rank · 4,276 viewers · 3 favorites
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Synopsis
A tiny caterpillar faces giant trials—predators, weather—on his solo journey through suburban Japan's wilderness.
To humans, Boro the caterpillar's world is small; but as he takes his first steps in life, the trials he comes to face are enormous. From hungry predators to unforgiving weather, he must overcome these obstacles by himself on his great journey through the untamed wilderness of suburban Japan.
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7.5
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100%
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Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “7/10 - wut? Man this one was weird, kinda a spoiler but there is no proper audio but just some random guy moaning sounds into a microphone as sound effects. Some of the effects are very accurate or...”
- 8 “Kemushi no Boro is a short film by Miyazaki Hayao that can only be seen in the Ghibli museum at the time I am writing this. The story follows a newly hatched caterpillar and its discovery of the...”
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Studio Ghibli.- Format 1 × 14′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 14m all episodes
- Aired Mar 2018 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-10870 catalog