Lu Over the Wall

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Lu Over the Wall

PG

2017

1h 47m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Comedy

Anime

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Kai is a lonely teenage boy who lives in a small fishing village. One day, he meets and befriends Lu, a fun-loving mermaid whose singing is hypnotic to all who hear it.

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Critics Consensus

Lu Over the Wall can be more fun to watch than to follow, but director Masaaki Yuasa's distinctive visual style offers colorful compensation for an occasionally scattered story.

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Tasha Robinson

Polygon

A surprisingly sweet and passionate story.

Aug 18, 2020

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Kristy Puchko

Pajiba

Thirsting for a deeply whimsical, relentlessly playful, and intensely sweet spectacle?

May 14, 2018

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

Lu Over the Wall is many films, all of them vying for the same screen time. It's as chaotic as it sounds.

May 11, 2018

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Andrew Murray

The Upcoming

Despite the awkward animation and the convoluted narrative, however, Lu Over the Wall</i? possesses a uniquely irresistible charm that greatly outweighs its shortcomings.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 2, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The film is a classic take on a fairy tale.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 15, 2020

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

The animation feels perpetually infused with a sense of enjoyment; one imagines the production team enjoyed themselves as much as their audience do.

Rated: 8/10

Jun 14, 2020

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The greatest 01 hour: and 47 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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This movie is so colorful, and soundtrack was really good! Personally, the art style is so good, it's like a combination of Devilman and Ponyo ahahha. What did concern me was that Lu looks like a little kid, but I've read that the relationship between her and kai is platonic and they're just friends so ig that's fine, besides that this movie is really good. My favorite movie for now.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

Uma história ingênua e colorida sobre uma sereia que gosta de fazer amizade com humanos.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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the animation kinda sucks :/ and main character isnt relatable.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Boring plot and bad art in my opinion

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Negatively impacted by its sins that lowered its rising level because they didn't serve the story besides bringing an abrupt change through the twofold generic narrative structure, but from where it is the so-so by the immediate sounds of it is a dot. This spiritual descendant to "Ponyo" is adorably precious and wonderful with a loving heart over the cuteness, uplifted cheerfulness and soulful innocence connected to meaningful friendship while unpredictable in the inventive animation and the characterization – with its own contagious phenomenon in feeling good spirits while separately laughing and foot-tapping, might rank as an animated favorite for Gene Kelly. (A-)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

Kai is a lonely teenage boy who lives in a small fishing village. One day, he meets and befriends Lu, a fun-loving mermaid whose singing is hypnotic to all who hear it.

Director: Masaaki Yuasa
Producer: Junnosuke Itô, Yuka Okayasu
Screenwriter: Reiko Yoshida, Masaaki Yuasa
Production Co: Science Saru, Toho Animation
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Some Peril)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 7, 2019
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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