Synopsis
College student Hana falls in love with a “wolf man” and together they have two half-human, half-wolf children, Ame and Yuki. The young family’s happy but humble life comes to an abrupt end when the father is tragically killed during a hunt. After struggling to raise her children in the busy city, Hana boldly decides to move to a dilapidated house in the countryside, in hopes that her children may one day decide their own path to happiness — whether “human” or “wolf.”
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Movie Details
| United Kingdom Releases: | October 25th, 2013 (Wide), released as Wolf Children August 17th, 2025 (Limited), released as Wolf Children (4K Restoration) |
| Video Release: | November 26th, 2013 by Funimation Productions |
| MPAA Rating: | PG for thematic elements, some violence, brief sensuality and language. (Rating bulletin 2290, 9/18/2013) |
| Running Time: | 117 minutes |
| Keywords: | Family Adventure, Werewolf, Single Parent, Widow/Widower, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Coming of Age, Life in a Small Town |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Digital Animation |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | Japan |
| Languages: | Japanese |