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Wolf Children

2012 · 117 min

A tender, quietly sweeping portrait of a mother's love that moves at the gentle rhythm of the seasons.

Tagline
One mother, two worlds, endless sacrifice...
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism4
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
animation, family, drama, fantasy
Directed by
Mamoru Hosoda
Written by
Mamoru Hosoda, Satoko Okudera
Starring
Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki, Yukito Nishii, Momoka Ohno, Amon Kabe, Takuma Hiraoka, Megumi Hayashibara
Music
Masakatsu Takagi
Cinematography
Ryo Horibe
Runtime
117 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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