Release Date

August, 15th, 2025

Running Time

90 min

Genre

Romance , Animation

Color

Color

Screening Format

DCP

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

Subtitle

,

Screening Format with Subtitles

English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

• AOKI Yasuhiro

[ Produced by ]

• TANAKA Eiko

[ Cast ]

• SUZUKA Ouji ── Stephan
• YAMADA Anna ── Chao

[ Staff ]

• KOJIMA Hirokazu ── Character Design
• KOJIMA Hirokazu ── Supervising Animation Director
• TAKIGUCHI Hiroshi ── Art Director
• MURAMATSU Takatsugu ── Music

[ Production Company ]

"ChaO" Committee

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

TOEI

[ Production Studio ]

STUDIO4℃

[ Story ]

An original animation based on the fairy tale "The Little Mermaid". Animation production was handled by STUDIO 4°C, known for films such as Children of the Sea.
In a future society where humans and mermaids coexist, Stefan (Suzuka Ouji), who works at a shipbuilding company, is one day suddenly proposed to by Chao (Yamada Anna), the princess of the mermaid kingdom. News of the unprecedented proposal spreads around the world in an instant. Stefan is swept up by those around him and ends up marrying her despite not fully understanding why she proposed.

[ Official Site ]

https://chao-movie.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Official Selection in Competition - Feature Films, Jury Award
2025 Fantasia International Film Festival, Competition
2025 Ottawa International Animation Festival, Competition
2025 Animest, Competition
2025 BFI London Film Festival, CULT strand
2025 Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, Competition
2025 Taichung International Animation Festival, Best Animated Feature, Jury Award
2025 Bucheon International Animation Film Festival, Competition
2025 Asia Pacific Screen Awards

[ Contact (International) ]

STUDIO4℃ Co., Ltd.
Attn: INOGUCHI Ayumi
tel: +81 422 50 4044
fax: +81 422 50 4048
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.studio4c.co.jp/english