Growing up can be such a pain for a four-year-old boy, especially when you are no longer the only child. This is the premise of Mirai, directed by Mamoru Hosoda, who also gave us Summer Wars and The Boy and the Beast.

Kun is having a hard time adjusting to being a big brother to baby Mirai, feeling he is now left out and no longer really loved by parents who are now focused on their little girl. But Kun is helped by visitors from and visits to the past and the future. He meets his mother as a little girl, his great-grandfather, himself, and the teenage Mirai. There is also a human version of the family dog. Eventually, Kun learns a lesson from his bitter-sweet experiences.

Artistically, Mirai does not go for any mind blowing graphics, but for the most part chooses low key reality. Thus you may be reminded of your own experiences or of people you may have known. Mirai can be a pretty personal film for the viewer.

Mirai is suitable for family viewing, unless you get weirded out by a scene of a mother breastfeeding. Although the scene in the train station could be a bit intense for younger children. Other than for that, Mirai gets my recommendation.