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Wolf Children

Name: Wolf Children
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Genre: Animation, Family, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2012
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki, Yukito Nishii, Momoka Ohno

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.

2012 · Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · 117 min · Animation · Family · Drama · Fantasy · 50 frames

Tagline

One mother, two worlds, endless sacrifice...

Crew

Screenplay: Satoko Okudera, Mamoru Hosoda
Cinematography: Ryo Horibe
Edited by: Shigeru Nishiyama
Music: Masakatsu Takagi
Produced by: Takuya Ito, Yuichiro Saito, Takashi Watanabe, Justin Cook

Cast

Aoi Miyazaki as Hana (voice)
Takao Osawa as Wolf Man (voice)
Haru Kuroki as Yuki (voice)
Yukito Nishii as Ame (voice)
Momoka Ohno as Yuki as a Child (voice)
Amon Kabe as Ame as a Child (voice)
Takuma Hiraoka as Sohei (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara as Sohei's Mother (voice)
Mone Kamishiraishi as Keno (voice)
Tadashi Nakamura as Hosokawa (voice)

Production

Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Studios: Studio Chizu, Madhouse, Nippon Television Network Corporation, KADOKAWA Shoten
Box office: $55,262,158
Themes: wolf, forest, death of father, growing up, rural area, werewolf, single mother, adult animation, werewolf child, farming community

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