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Wolf Children (2012)

おおかみこどもの雨と雪

PG 117 minutes JA Animation , Family , Drama , Fantasy

Love wildly.

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

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Top cast

Haru Kuroki

Yuki (voice)

Yukito Nishii

Ame (voice)

Aoi Miyazaki

Hana (voice)

Takao Osawa

Wolf Man (voice)

Momoka Ohno

Yuki as a Child (voice)

Amon Kabe

Ame as a Child (voice)

Takuma Hiraoka

Sohei (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Sohei's Mother (voice)

Tadashi Nakamura

Hosokawa (voice)

Tamio Ohki

Yamaoka (voice)

Tomie Kataoka

Mrs. Nirasaki (voice)

Hajime Inoue

Tendo (voice)

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Production crew

Shigeru Nishiyama

Editor

Masakatsu Takagi

Music

Hiroshi Ohno

Art Direction

Takaaki Yamashita

Animation Director

Hideki Hamasu

Key Animation

Ryo Horibe

Director of Photography

Mamoru Hosoda

Director

Takuya Ito

Producer

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The most positive review

The movie is beautifully animated and an emotional Rollercoaster ride.
Topped only by the excellent Soundtrack by Takagi Masakatsu.

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The most negative review

A modern approach to the myth of the wolverine in the wolf extincted Japan.
The animation is really fantastic, specially the background staging.
The story is interesting and is quite touching the struggle of the mother to raise her children but at some point it becomes a bit boring for lack of rythm.

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Official website: http://www.ookamikodomo.jp

Production companies: Studio Chizu, Madhouse, Nippon Television Network Corporation, KADOKAWA Shoten, VAP, D.N. Dream Partners, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, TOHO

Production countries: Japan

Revenue: $55,060,661

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PG (Some material may not be suitable for children under 10. These films may contain some mild language, crude/suggestive humor, scary moments and/or violence. No drug content is present. There are a few exceptions to this rule. A few racial insults may also be heard.)

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