Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
“When you're three years old, you see everything and understand nothing.”
The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.
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Cast
10 people
Loïse Charpentier
Amélie (voice)
Also in
Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds
Victoria Grobois
Nishio-San (voice)
No other roles listed
Yumi Fujimori
Kashima-San (voice)
Known for
Renaissance
My Worst Nightmare
Cathy Cerda
Claude the Grandmother (voice)
Known for
Oxygen
The Small Victories
Marc Arnaud
Patrick the Father (voice)
Known for
The Smurfs
The Summit of the Gods
Laëtitia Coryn
Daniele the Mother (voice)
Also in
The Wakos
Haylee Issembourg
Juliette (voice)
No other roles listed
Isaac Schoumsky
André (voice)
Also in
The Legendaries
François Raison
Doctor / Radio Voice (voice)
Known for
Just an Illusion
DNA
Emmylou Homs
Amélie (additional voice)
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
Pets on a Train
Liane-cho Han Director · Maïlys Vallade Director Aude Py Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $11M · United States release October 31, 2025
Box office
Budget
$11,100,000
Worldwide gross
$1,530,750
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Maybe Movies
Production
2 Minutes
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Puffin Pictures
Production
22D Music
Production
Ikki Films
Production
France
Produced in
The Character of Rain · La Métaphysique des tubes
Working titles
Languages
Original title
Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Japanese
Release dates
France · May 20, 2025
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · June 25, 2025
Theatrical
United States · October 31, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · December 9, 2025
Digital
United States
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Animation Is Film Festival
October 27, 2025 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
November 7, 2025 · Theatrical
March 10, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray
Argentina
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Armenia
October 22, 2025 · Premiere · ReAnimania Int. Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan
Australia
March 5, 2026 · Premiere · Alliance Française French Film Festival
June 14, 2026 · Premiere · Children’s International Film Festival
Austria
June 11, 2026 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 12, 2026 · Theatrical
April 30, 2026 · Digital · VOD
Canada
September 4, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
November 21, 2025 · Theatrical
December 9, 2025 · Digital
Chile
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
China
March 14, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing
March 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Colombia
March 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Croatia
March 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 8, 2025 · Premiere · Viborg Animation Festival
Finland
May 8, 2026 · Theatrical
France
June 9, 2025 · Premiere · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Germany
June 11, 2026 · Theatrical
Greece
November 1, 2025 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
March 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Guatemala
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 22, 2025 · Premiere · MOViE MOViE anifest
December 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
November 4, 2025 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
March 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
April 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Lithuania
May 8, 2026 · Theatrical
July 16, 2026 · Digital · ŽMONĖS Cinema
Mexico
February 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Mongolia
June 27, 2025 · Premiere · Kharkhorum International Film Festival
Netherlands
September 17, 2025 · Premiere · Film by the Sea
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
New Zealand
March 22, 2026 · Premiere · Wellington Animation Film Festival
Norway
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · Films from the South Film Festival
March 7, 2026 · Premiere · Kosmorama Trondheim Film Festival
March 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Peru
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
November 24, 2025 · Premiere · French Film Festival
Poland
October 12, 2025 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
January 23, 2026 · Limited theatrical
January 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
November 13, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Romania
March 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Singapore
November 15, 2025 · Premiere · vOilah! French Film Festival
South Korea
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Bucheon International Animation Festival
January 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 2025 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 25, 2025 · Theatrical
September 2, 2025 · Premiere · Fantoche International Animation Film Festival
Taiwan
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · Taichung International Animation Festival
March 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 12, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
February 13, 2026 · Theatrical
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