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Wolf Children

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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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shar watched this back in 2012 when i was a sophomore in high school. watched it today w/ my boyfriend & it's still as amazing as i remember Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/25 Full Review David Moon Since its initial release in 2013, Wolf Children has been an annual watch for me every Mother’s day. This screening was me following through my personal tradition this year. I hold this film as one of my all time favorites for one simple reason, every time I watch, I learn to appreciate everything my mother has done for me even more. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/25 Full Review Cesar D Love the story and the characters. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/25 Full Review KD Original and entertaining! Excellent graphics! Feel good movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/25 Full Review Every anime fan The movie wolf children was basically My neighbor Totoro From beginning to end the story was amazing the character design was just perfect the tone was on par the characters were just amazing and the score was perfect and the humor was hilarious this movie is definitely a get off your ass and go see it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/25 Full Review Helen Ziff A perfect movie to watch on Mother’s Day Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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