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Song of the Sea
Why this pick
Its hand-drawn, folklore-soaked world and sibling bond carry a similarly gentle mixture of childhood wonder, grief, and emotional healing.
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MOVIE2012 1h 57m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In Tokyo, Japan, college student Hana falls in love with an enigmatic man. One night, the man reveals that he can transform into a wolf, and they later have two wolf children: a daughter, Yuki, year later a son, Ame. Soon after, their father is killed in an accident while hunting food for the children.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Aoi Miyazaki
Hana (voice)
Haru Kuroki
Yuki (voice)
Tadashi Nakamura
Hosokawa (voice)
Tomie Kataoka
Mrs. Nirasaki (voice)
Shota Sometani
Mr. Tanabe (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Sohei's Mother (voice)
Tamio Ooki
Yamaoka (voice)
Kumiko Aso
Hotsuta no okusan (voice)