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Kensuke's Kingdom

2024 · 84 min

A gentle, hand-drawn island adventure that balances peril with quiet warmth and a touching unlikely friendship.

Directed by
Kirk Hendry, Neil Boyle
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Drama
Starring
Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Raffey Cassidy
Overview
A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard. After washing up on a remote island, terrified, they struggle to survive and adjust to life alone, One day, Michael discovers he is not alone when he is confronted by a mysterious Japanese man who has lived there secretly since World War II, angry that Michael has arrived. However, as dangerous invaders threaten their fragile island paradise, Michael and the old man, Kensuke, join forces to save their secret world.

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Directed by
Kirk Hendry, Neil Boyle
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Drama
Starring
Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Raffey Cassidy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • war
  • healing
Places
  • sea
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, adventure, drama, family
Directed by
Kirk Hendry, Neil Boyle
Written by
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Starring
Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Raffey Cassidy, Aaron MacGregor, Ken Watanabe, Alfred Kodai Berglund, Ken Ochiai, Cavin Cornwall
Music
Stuart Hancock
Runtime
84 min
Country
France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
Languages
English, Japanese

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