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Wolf Children(Movie, 2012)

Original title: "おおかみこどもの雨と雪" (Japanese/JA)
FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 57min | Genres: Animation, Drama, Kids & Family, Fantasy
Wolf ChildrenRating: 4.1/5 (with 989989 votes)
Wolf Children (Japanese: おおかみこどもの雨と雪, Hepburn: Ōkami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki, lit. "Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki") is a 2012 Japanese anime drama film directed and co-written by Mamoru Hosoda. The second original feature film directed by Hosoda and the first work written by him, the film stars the voices of Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa and Haru Kuroki. The story's central theme is "parent and child", depicting 13 years in the life of a young woman, Hana, who falls in love with a werewolf while in college, and following his death must raise the resulting half-wolf half-human siblings, Ame and Yuki, who grow and find their own paths in life. Hosoda established Studio Chizu for production. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990) and Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995), designed the characters. Wolf Children had its world premiere in Paris on June 25, 2012, and was released theatrically on July 21, 2012, in Japan. Funimation licenses the film for North America and Manga Entertainment handles UK rights. ()
Movie poster of Wolf Children

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Awards & Nominations for Wolf Children

Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year

About Wolf Children

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.

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Trailer for Wolf Children + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer (English Dub)(Trailer, 2:41)

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Additional Information

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Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 26 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Latin (LA), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 01/18/2013 (World premiere: 07/21/2012)
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Executive Producer: Gen Fukunaga, Shin'ichirō Inoue, Seiji Okuda, Minami Ichikawa
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"狼人之子雨与雪"
"Ame und Yuki - Die Wolfskinder"
"Los niños lobo"
"LES ENFANTS LOUPS"
"Les Enfants loups Ame et Yuki"
"Ookami kodomo no Ame to Yuki"
"늑대 아이"
"늑대아이"
"Los Niños Lobo"
"Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki"
"The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki"
"おおかみこどもの雨と雪"
"Вовчі діти Аме та Юкі"
"Los Niños Lobos"
"Ôkami kodomo no Ame to Yuki"
"The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki"

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