An ai girl named ai moves to animal village and becomes self-reliant as she settles into the community. she befriends the villagers, and one evening while strolling along the beach, she discovers a message in a bottle that leads her on a quest to plant pine trees around the village for a miracle to occur during the winter festival.
Doubutsu no Mori is based on the 2001 video game series Animal Crossing by Nintendo. The movie began production following the success of Animal Crossing: Wild World, with the 2005 Nintendo DS game shipping a total of three million copies in Japan at the time. Some video game staff worked closely with the project to ensure the movie would widely appeal to audiences, just like the games.The film was released on DVD in Japan on July 25, 2007.
Taeko Onuki