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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Aoi Miyazaki
Hana (voice)
Takao Osawa
Wolf Man (voice)
Haru Kuroki
Yuki (voice)
Yukito Nishii
Ame (voice)
Momoka Ohno
Yuki as a Child (voice)
Amon Kabe
Ame as a Child (voice)
Takuma Hiraoka
Sohei (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Sohei's Mother (voice)
Tadashi Nakamura
Hosokawa (voice)
Tamio Ohki
Yamaoka (voice)
Director
Mamoru Hosoda
Screenplay
Satoko Okudera
Tagline
"One mother, two worlds, endless sacrifice..."
Status
Released
Original Language
JA
Revenue
$55,262,158
Production
Studio Chizu, Madhouse, Nippon Television Network Corporation, KADOKAWA Shoten, VAP, D.N. Dream Partners, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, TOHO
ba1020
May 22, 2014
The movie is beautifully animated and an emotional Rollercoaster ride. Topped only by the excellent Soundtrack by Takagi Masakatsu.
Andres Gomez
March 29, 2016
A modern approach to the myth of the wolverine in the wolf extincted Japan. The animation is really fantastic, specially the background staging. The story is interesting and is quite touching the struggle of the mother to raise her children but at some point it becomes a bit boring for lack of rythm.
CinemaSerf
August 21, 2025
“Hana” is one of those kindly people who wants to help out, so when she encounters a quiet young man who seems to be gatecrashing their lectures, she offers to share her books with him and pretty soon they are an item, living together and have two children “Yuki” and “Ame”. She (and we) know that he has quite an unique secret that comes in handy when they needed a nice pheasant for dinner, but whe...
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