Wolf Children

2012 ‘おおかみこどもの雨と雪’ Directed by Mamoru Hosoda

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After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

Aoi Miyazaki Takao Osawa Haru Kuroki Yukito Nishii Momoka Ohno Amon Kabe Takuma Hiraoka Megumi Hayashibara Tadashi Nakamura Tamio Ohki Tomie Kataoka Hajime Inoue Shota Sometani Taichi Masu Kumiko Aso Bunta Sugawara Takashi Kobayashi Mitsuki Tanimura

Alternative Titles

狼人之子雨与雪, Ame und Yuki - Die Wolfskinder, LES ENFANTS LOUPS, Les Enfants loups Ame et Yuki, Ookami kodomo no Ame to Yuki, 늑대아이, Los Niños Lobo, Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki, The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki, Вовчі діти Аме та Юкі

fantasy animation drama family

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Popular reviews

Review by Sean Gilman ★★★★½ 4

Maybe it's just because I hadn't seen my kids in a week, but this totally wrecked me.
Review by Adam Cook ★★★½ 18

Throughout Mamoru Hosoda’s short career he has repeatedly been compared to Hayao Miyazaki but this is the first time I feel the comparison has been remotely justified. Although his previous efforts - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars - had their moments, Wolf Children is a considerable improvement delivering a touching and nuanced family drama with a magical realist twist.
Hana is a diligent single-mother with an unusual problem - her two young children are werewolves dealing with the difficulties of childhood and their animal urges. The film begins in Tokyo where Hana, as a student, begins a relationship with a wolf man before falling pregnant. Bar a rather odd scene of bestiality the opening plays out…
Review by Sean Gilman ★★★★½ 10

I was going to write about my rewatch of this this morning, but my kids wouldn't let me. The 2 1/2 year old would rather destroy her room than sleep, the 11 month old just wanted to cry for no reason. Monsters indeed. Maybe I'll get to write about it after they leave for college.
Review by Chris 🦠 ★★★★½

yes its about a furry and her children and yes i cried my eyes out multiple times
Review by Willow Maclay ★★★★★ 5

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Cinema of utmost humanity. The significance of family, growing up and finding yourself becomes poetic to the strands of one single mother whose experiences are portraits of the absolute highs of parenting the inevitable emptiness, but pride that comes with knowing you did well. That final gracenote.....Have a good life....what a crushing sentiment, but beautiful notion that all parents at some point have to let go and it's over in the blink of an eye. And that's life. That's reality. The fleeting moments and snapshots and memories make us and this entire thing worth it all. That's what we hold onto. As I was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty is the name of another film, but that statement is one of power and truth and I can't think of another phrase that would better describe life, family, motherhood.
Review by ˗ˏˋ Liam ˊˎ˗ ★★★★

“i'm not crying, it’s just rain!” OKAY MOOD!!!! the furries made some valid points with this one

Recent reviews

Review by WillyTeare ★★★★

Single moms: raising children alone is difficult
Hana: honey...no
Review by icnyght ★★★★★

perfect movie
Review by ChrisGeeks ★★★★

Eine süße „Alltagsgeschichte“. Die Geschichte der Wolfskinder ist zwar nicht besonders spannend wird jedoch mit viel Herzblut erzählt.
Review by jijimamdero ★★★★

🥺🥺🥺
Review by HeiTe007 ★★★★★

虽然画工不如宫崎骏，但“做人还是做狼”以及整体剧情设置使人耳目一新。最开始本以为雪会做狼，雨会做人，没想到最后……
Review by Daniel ★★★

This is has a very special visual style and is beautiful in a simplistic yet hand-drawn style. The beginning is very wierd, and the first half feels both confusing at times and mostly unimportant. The stakes generally feel low and the plot dos not work not being independent from the themes or characters. Instead, it should have relied on a larger scope of narrative, with the relationship being based on that fact. Other than the strange story, it has some wonderful and rather peaceful moments and landscapes, such as the "snow" setting.
Review by Beatriz Rodrigues ★★★★½

não acredito que chorei em filme de furry
Review by Curt ★★★★½

Still a masterclass in animation and pacing, and goddamn if that second act isn't one of the best pieces of anime storytelling ever put to the screen.
This was my first time catching a subbed version with the original Japanese, but I honestly think I prefer the English dubbed version of this film. To me, the English performances had a lot more emotion to them, especially from Hana, and I don't think the translation for the sub is quite as good. That's not to say that the Japanese version is bad in any way, it's still a very good film, but between the better scripting and voice casting, I'd say the English version is the way to go.
I still…
Review by mangetondvd ★★★½

je kiffe ce film et mon chat est nommé après le perso