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“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
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Poupelle of Chimney Town
Animation · Drama · Fantasy · 2020
The story is about a young boy named Lubicchi and a trashman named Poupelle who meet on a Halloween night in a city that is full of tall chimneys. The chimneys pour out black smoke and the true sky cannot be seen.
Movie details
Poupelle of Chimney Town
2020 Animation · Drama · Fantasy 1h 40m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
The story is about a young boy named Lubicchi and a trashman named Poupelle who meet on a Halloween night in a city that is full of tall chimneys. The chimneys pour out black smoke and the true sky cannot be seen.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Poupelle of Chimney Town?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Yusuke Hirota
Written by
Akihiro Nishino
Masataka Kubota
Poupelle (voice)
Mana Ashida
Lubicchi (voice)
Shinosuke Tatekawa
Bruno (voice)
Eiko Koike
Lola (voice)
Shingo Fujimori
Scopp (voice)
Toru Nomaguchi
Reta XV (voice)
Sairi Ito
Antonio (voice)
Court is in session
Put Poupelle of Chimney Town on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.