there be some movie which make you smile and cry at the same time ( i do not cry ) . this movie be that sort of movie . the movie start with an old man tell the old legend of water horse to a couple . the story relate to a boy and who live with his mother and sister . the military just take over their house during the war time and and the family be force to live with them . this boy find a small shining stone and bring it to his house and in the morning after the stone be bring and the stone be not there and instead there be piece of it and and there in that room a small creature be present . this be the water horse . the child take care of it without raise the suspicion of his mother and but the creature grow so huge in so small time that he be force to drop it back in the ocean . the relationship between the creature and boy be show well in the movie and cover all the emotional angle with panache . the direction be consistent . although it may not blow your mind with excitement and it be a calm movie which make one think of the nature of man . i would recommend it .