Wolf Children

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Wolf Children

PG

In Theaters Sun May 11

1h 57m

Fantasy

Animation

Drama

Kids & Family

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College student Hana falls in love with a "wolf man" and together they have two half-human, half-wolf children, Ame and Yuki. The young family's happy but humble life comes to an abrupt end when the father is tragically killed during a hunt. After struggling to raise her children in the busy city, Hana boldly decides to move to a dilapidated house in the countryside, in hopes that her children may one day decide their own path to happiness -- whether "human" or "wolf."

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Mamoru Hosoda

Director

Kumiko Asô

Mrs. Hotta

Megumi Hayashibara

Sohei's Mother

Aoi Miyazaki

Hana

Tadashi Nakamura

Hosokawa

Yukito Nishii

Ame

Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

The film works as the simplest of fairy tales, so scrumptious you'll want to devour it whole.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 25, 2013

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Chris Michael

Guardian

It's a fairytale in a real-life setting, photorealistically drawn in shifting light that rivals Monet or GTA5.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 24, 2013

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Love between two species has rarely seemed more intense, more natural, or more ineffably sad.

Rated: 5/5

Oct 24, 2013

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

Wolf Children is a beautiful story about the power of a Mother's love to save her children.

Rated: 9/10

Jun 7, 2020

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Ard Vijn

ScreenAnarchy

Judging from his last three films, I count Hosoda Mamoru as the true hope of quality anime in the future. Because he dared to make The Wolf Children a film which is, first and foremost, for the parents!

Rated: 5/5

Sep 23, 2019

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Sarah Ward

Trespass

With a bittersweet atmosphere and beautiful imagery - both of the detailed and delicate variety - Wolf Children proves a finessed, fantastical offering grounded in human emotion and experience.

Dec 4, 2018

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Deborah R

This is a beautiful film, wonderfully animated, whimsical and joyous, thought provoking and beautiful about connection and acceptance. So lovely highly recommend

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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dosent let me watch do not EVER give your email to some rotten tomatoes DOT

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Ed

This mother has lost TOO MUCH. She's lost her husband, son, and daughter all before they turn 12. For that reason, it's an incredibly sad movie. However, that bittersweetness of her children growing up and the beauty of the animation is what makes this movie worth it. I was kind of upset that the trailer spoiled the first 15 minutes of the movie, but thankfully, the movie is primarily about the children. I also enjoyed that there wasn't a primary antagonist. This movie could have easily focused on werewolf hunters or something goofy, but instead it chose to focus on the emotional growth of the main characters.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/31/23

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Audience Member

Beautiful Anime, emotion heavy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

The movie is beautiful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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harsh c

Beautifully created backdrop scenery, but the story doesn't have much in it for adults. It would be wholesome enough for kids to watch, with its bucketloads of cutesiness, but the complete lack of humour means it doesn't compare well to other animated kids' movies in terms of entertainment.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

College student Hana falls in love with a "wolf man" and together they have two half-human, half-wolf children, Ame and Yuki. The young family's happy but humble life comes to an abrupt end when the father is tragically killed during a hunt. After struggling to raise her children in the busy city, Hana boldly decides to move to a dilapidated house in the countryside, in hopes that her children may one day decide their own path to happiness -- whether "human" or "wolf."

Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Producer: Takuya Itô, Yuichiro Sato, Takafumi Watanabe
Screenwriter: Mamoru Hosoda, Satoko Okudera
Distributor: FUNimation Films
Production Co: Studio Chizu
Rating: PG (Some Violence|Language|Brief Sensuality)
Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Drama, Kids & Family
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 27, 2013, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters): May 11, 2025
Release Date (DVD): Nov 26, 2013
Runtime: 1h 57m