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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 86Audiences 84GoodWatch 85
Tomatometer95%
Metascore76
Audience score92%
Letterboxd · 197 K ratings4.1/5
IMDb8.1
User score8.1
Running time
1 h 57 min
Longer than 9 in 10 animated movies, +28 min on the typical 89
typical 89117Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 15 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
+5Released
2012
July 21, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
AnimationFamilyDramaFantasyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-Provoking
and 33 more55 people
- Aoi MiyazakiHana (voice)
- Takao OsawaWolf Man (voice)
- Haru KurokiYuki (voice)
- Yukito NishiiAme (voice)
- Momoka OhnoYuki as a Child (voice)
- Amon KabeAme as a Child (voice)
- Takuma HiraokaSohei (voice)
- Megumi HayashibaraSohei's Mother (voice)
Mone KamishiraishiKeno (voice)
Tadashi NakamuraHosokawa (voice)
Tamio OhkiYamaoka (voice)
Tomie KataokaMrs. Nirasaki (voice)
Hajime InoueTendo (voice)
Shota SometaniMr. Tanabe (voice)
Taichi MasuRadio Announcer (voice)
Kumiko AsoMrs. Hotta (voice)
Bunta SugawaraNirasaki (voice)
Takashi KobayashiMr. Nirasaki (voice)
Mitsuki TanimuraMrs. Doi (voice)
Yasuko EgawaLandlord (voice)- YFYui Fujimaki(voice)
Masahiro Usui(voice)
Kae Okumura(voice)
Ichiro Hashimoto(voice)
Directing · 2
- Mamoru Hosoda Director, Original Story, Screenplay
- Kotaro Tamura Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Satoko Okudera Screenplay
Production · 22
- Ken Hironaka Executive Producer
- Seiji Okuda Executive Producer
- Minami Ichikawa Executive Producer
- Gen Fukunaga Executive Producer
- Hiroyuki Okada Executive Producer
- Shinichirou Inoue Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Ryo Horibe Director of Photography, CGI Director
Editing · 4
- Shigeru Nishiyama Editor
- Kentaro Tsubone Assistant Editor
- Yuji Kondo Assistant Editor
- Tetsuro Tsukada Other
Sound · 13
- Masakatsu Takagi Original Music Composer
- Mikio Mori Dolby Consultant
- Rei Ueno Foley Artist
- Shota Yaso Foley Artist
- Kyoko Kitahara Music Producer
- Tsutomu Kawahigashi Dolby Consultant
Art · 91
- Ayako Aihara Painter
- Kim Mi-jung Painter
- Hisako Saitou Background Designer
- Akane Yamazaki Painter
- Anri Jojo Art Designer
- Satsuki Kamoi Painter
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Daisuke Iga Costume Design
Visual Effects · 23
- Toshiyuki Inoue Key Animation
- Hideki Takahashi Key Animation
- Tatsuzo Nishida Key Animation
- Nobutake Ito Key Animation
- Hideki Hamasu Key Animation
- Takaaki Yamashita Animation Director
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