'Chiikawa' Movie Passes 10 Billion Yen at Japan Box Office
A new movie called 'Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island' is very popular in Japan.
The movie made more than 10 billion yen. This happened in less than one month.
'Chiikawa' is a famous manga. This is the first movie about it.
The story is about small, cute characters. But people say the story is also deep. It shows things about real life.
The movie makers also shared a special new picture. It is called a visual.
People who watch the movie in theaters can get a free gift. This is the third gift so far.
Many fans are happy about the movie's success.
Vocabulary15 words
- manga
- a Japanese comic book or drawing story
- visual
- a picture used to show or tell people about something
- theaters
- places where people go to watch movies
- box office
- the money a movie earns from tickets
- billion
- a very big number: 1,000,000,000
- popular
- liked by many people
- character
- a person or animal in a story
- gift
- something you give for free
- fan
- a person who loves something very much
- success
- doing very well
- release
- to make something public
- cute
- sweet and nice to look at
- deep
- having a strong or serious meaning
- special
- not usual; different in a good way
- famous
- known by many people
Quiz
Answer key
1. More than 10 billion yen 2. Less than one month 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new movie called 'Chiikawa: The Secret of Mermaid Island' is very _____ in Japan.
The movie made more than 10 billion _____. This happened in less than one _____.
'Chiikawa' is a famous _____. This is the first movie about it.
The story is about small, cute _____. But people say the story is also _____.
The movie makers also shared a special new picture. It is called a _____.
People who watch the movie in _____ can get a free _____.
Many _____ are happy about the movie's success.