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Wolf Children
2012
· Movie
· 117 min
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #44
- IMDb #38
- Google retired #20
- Rotten Tomatoes #54
- Metacritic #93
- Letterboxd #55
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #94
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #59
- Metacritic Audience #81
- Criticker #26
- Douban #47
- Kinopoisk #45
- AlloCiné #12
Every rating
67–98
out of 100
A young woman falls in love with a mysterious man who is the last descendant of a lineage that can transform into wolves. After his sudden death, she is left to raise their two unique children alone, who inherit his ability to shift between human and wolf form. She struggles to raise them in a society that would not understand, seeking a safe place where they can live freely.
Details
- Director
- Mamoru Hosoda
- Writers
- Mamoru Hosoda, Satoko Okudera
- Released
- 21 July 2012
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- PG
- Box office
- $55.3M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 0 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Japan Academy Prize 2013 | Animation of the Year | Mamoru Hosoda | Winner |
| Mainichi Film Award 2013 | Best Animation Film | Winner | |
| NYICFF Audience Award 2013 | NYICFF Audience Award | Winner | |
| Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award 2012 | Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award | Winner |
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Japan Academy Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Animation of the Year | Mamoru Hosoda | Winner |
Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award | Winner |
Mainichi Film Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animation Film | Winner |
NYICFF Audience Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| NYICFF Audience Award | Winner |