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Drifting Home
Directed by
Hiroyasu Ishida
2022
2h 1m
PG
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6.3
69%
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Follows two childhood friends who drift into a mysterious sea with an entire housing complex.
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Cast of Drifting Home
Mutsumi Tamura
Kosuke Kumagaya (voice)
Asami Seto
Natsume Tonai (voice)
Ayumu Murase
Noppo (voice)
Daiki Yamashita
Yuzuru Tachibana (voice)
Yumiko Kobayashi
Taishi Koiwai (voice)
Inori Minase
Reina Haba (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Juri Ando (voice)
Bin Shimada
Yasuji Kumagaya (voice)
Rikako Aikawa
Yasuko Kumagaya (voice)
Nana Mizuki
Satoko Tonai (voice)
Aya Endo
Ferris Wheel Girl (voice)
Masaaki Ihara
Yuta Kumagaya (voice)
Junji Tachibana
Construction Worker A (voice)
Ryunosuke Watanuki
Construction Worker B (voice)
Anri Tachibana
Homeroom Teacher (voice)
Ayano Shibuya
Chieri (voice)
Minami Iinuma
Moe (voice)
Yuki Tanaka
Aoi (voice)
Yuki Kazu
Schoolboy (voice)
Haruna Mikawa
Schoolgirl (voice)
Yu Hatori
Teacher (voice)
Drifting Home Reviews
Common Sense Media
Brian Costello
It has some of the perpetual problems of anime, such as at least one character too many and some overwrought emo melodrama. Fortunately, these limitations don't distract from the story, and they are far outweighed by everything that works about this movie
Decider
Brittany Vincent
It plods on at a snail's pace with sweeping shots of apartments and dilapidated buildings, then dedicates a half hour to establishing relationships between a group of friends that never quite feel like characters worth backing.
In Review Online
Travis DeShong
While its generic aspects and formal simplicity hinder it from arriving near any sort of greatness, its undeniable heart is a more than capable hook that will keep it firmly in audiences' good graces.
Polygon
Kambole Campbell
There's enough liveliness to Drifting Home that two hours in a single location against a minimal background doesn't actually feel like overkill.
New York Times
Maya Phillips
The pacing lags and the beats are predictable; the film's go-to antic is having children repeatedly topple overboard.
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Charles Solomon
It lacks a lot of the humor that made Penguin Highway such a charmer. It's an interesting film, but not a great film. I'm interested in seeing what Ishida does next.
IGN Movies
Kenneth Seward Jr.
It's a product of a decent script and solid voice work, not to mention the excellent animation from Studio Colorido.
RogerEbert.com
Simon Abrams
The conception of Drifting Home is so stunted that its only memorable thing is its untapped potential.
ButteredPopcorn
Carson Timar
Drifting Home is yet another forgettable anime outing for Netflix. With a rather boring plot and overall forgettable characters, strong animation and voice acting isn't enough to keep this feature afloat.
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
Drifting Home is a fine, imaginative adventure tale, but the film's sturdy and thoughtful emotional core elevates it beyond that.
Los Angeles Times
Noel Murray
The deep strangeness of "Drifting Home" can take some time to adjust to. But in this quirky and boisterous picture, the surreal predicament is ultimately just an offshoot of these kids' common fears about growing up.
Mashable
Sam Haysom
Weird, surreal, imperfect, and - despite its faults - memorably beautiful.
But Why Tho? A Geek Community
Charles Hartford
Drifting Home delivers a strong cast and deep emotional moments, even if it leaves too many questions unanswered and gets a bit drawn out in its final act.
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