Where to Watch Wolf Children
- macaronz11 juli 2026After first being captivated by the brilliance of Spirited Away, I became deeply inspired by masterclass animation, which eventually led me to Wolf Children. It has easily become one of my absolute favorite animated films. The level of visual detailing is nothing short of extraordinary, and the narrative delivers a profoundly emotional, beautifully poignant story about motherhood and identity. A must watch if you haven't seen it yet!
- Ted Cart17 juli 2025An adorable slice-of-life drama with a twist! (The kids can become cute wolves!) The Director (Mamura Hosoda) loves his supernatural spins on typical situations but the happiest (and scariest) parts of this movie are profoundly grounded in relatable family stuff. Every time I expected some thriller-like twist to raise the stakes I was instead met with something simple and (ironically) way more impactful. I will never forget this movie and recommend it to anyone. Summer Wars (2009) is good palette cleanser in case you want more fun without lasting profound reflections on life.
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Wolf Children was released on 21 juli 2012.
Wolf Children was directed by Mamoru Hosoda.
Wolf Children has a runtime of 1 u, 57 m.
Wolf Children was produced by Takuya Ito, Yuichiro Saito, Takashi Watanabe, Justin Cook.
Student Hana wordt verliefd op een "wolfman" en samen krijgen ze twee kinderen die half mens en half wolf zijn, Ame en Yuki. Het gelukkige maar bescheiden leven van het jonge gezin komt abrupt tot een einde wanneer de vader tijdens de jacht tragisch om het leven komt. Dan neemt Hana, die in de drukke stad alle moeite heeft om haar kinderen op te voeden, het moedige besluit om naar een vervallen huis op het platteland te verhuizen, in de hoop dat haar kinderen op een dag hun eigen weg naar geluk zullen kiezen – of ze nu "mens" of "wolf" zijn.
The key characters in Wolf Children are Hana (voice) (Aoi Miyazaki), Wolf Man (voice) (Takao Osawa), Yuki (voice) (Haru Kuroki).
Wolf Children is rated 6.
Wolf Children is a Familie, Animatie, Drama film.
Wolf Children has an audience rating of 9.2 out of 10.
Wolf Children has made US$ 55,3 mln. at the box office.