Release Date

September, 21st, 2018

Running Time

94 min

Genre

Drama , Science Fiction/Fantasy , Children/Family , Animation

Color

Color

Screening Format

DCP

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

Screening Format with Subtitles

English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

• KOSAKA Kitaro

[ Cast ]

• KOBAYASHI Seiran ── Okko
• MATSUDA Satsumi ── Uribo
• MIZUKI Nana ── Matsuki

[ Staff ]

• REIJO Hiroko ── Original Story
• Asami ── Character Design for Original Novel
• YOSHIDA Reiko ── Screenplay
• YAUCHI Kyoko ── Production Design Plan
• HIROTA Shunsuke ── Animation Director

[ Production Company ]

WAKAOKAMI Project

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

GAGA

[ Story ]

Theatrical film anime adaptation of a popular piece of children's literature that has sold over 3 million copies in total. Directed by Kosaka Kitaro of NASU: SUMMER IN ANDALUSIA with script by Yoshida Reiko of Lu over the wall.
Sixth-grader Okko (Kobayashi Seiran) loses her parents in a traffic accident and is taken in by her grandma, who runs the Harunoya inn. Soon Okko begins training to work as the mistress of the inn, and she grows up day-to-day with encouragement from a ghost named Uribo (Matsuda Satsumi) and other mysterious pals.

[ Official Site ]

https://www.waka-okami.jp/movie

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2018 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Feature Film Competition
2018 Camera Japan Festival
2018 Bucheon International Animation Festival, Feature Film Competition, Special Distinction Prize, Audiences Prize
2018 Animation Is Film Festival
2019 Göteborg Film Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

GAGA Corporation
International Sales Dept.
TY Bldg., 2-22-18 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Rep: Tom YODA
Attn: WATANABE Haruko
tel: +81 3 5786 7135
fax: +81 3 5786 7139
E-mail: intlsales@gaga.co.jp
https://www.gaga.co.jp/intls