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Children of the Sea

Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys, Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dugongs, are brought to the aquarium, Ruka feels drawn to them and begins to realize that she has the same sort of supernatural connection to the ocean that they do. Umi and Sora's special power seems to be connected to strange events that have been occurring more and more frequently, such as the appearance of sea creatures far from their home territory and the disappearance of aquarium animals around the world. However, the exact nature of the boys' power and of the abnormal events is unknown, and Ruka gets drawn into investigating the mystery that surrounds her new friends.

Release Date : 2019-06-07

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Beyond C.DMM.comWhateversmilesShogakukanTOHOSANKYOPARCOSTUDIO4℃Phoenix Entertainment GroupORIX InvestmentWander Pictures

Production Country : ChinaHong KongJapan

Alternative Titles : Children of the Sea

Cast

Character Name : Ruka Azumi (voice)

Original Name : 芦田愛菜

Gender : Female

Character Name : Umi (voice)

Original Name : 石橋陽彩

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sora (voice)

Original Name : 浦上晟周

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anglade (voice)

Original Name : 森崎ウィン

Gender : Male

Character Name : Masaaki Azumi (voice)

Original Name : 稲垣吾郎

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kanako Azumi (voice)

Original Name : 蒼井優

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teacher (voice)

Original Name : 渡辺徹

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimu (voice)

Original Name : 田中泯

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dede (voice)

Original Name : 富司純子

Gender : Female

Reviews

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

This film epitomises the risk that filmmakers (both live-action and animated) take with adapting a long-running or ongoing manga - a vast amount of material has to be peeled back to the core essentials to make a film with a feature-length running time. Sometimes you can shorten the plot of the manga considerably, add in scenes and motifs and end up with a timeless piece of art like Katsuhiro Otomo’s ‘Akira’. Chop out too much or pick the wrong elements to keep, and you can sink even a film as visually rich as ‘Children of the Sea’ beneath waves of turgid storytelling. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-children-of-the-sea-sunk-by-a-soggy-script Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.