Children of the Sea
Seen it?2019 | 111 min | Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Mystery
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (62% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved The Green Mile, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
62% on Rotten Tomatoes, 74 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 37K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ayumu Watanabe
- Mana AshidaRuka Azumi (voice)
- Hiiro IshibashiUmi (voice)
- Seishu UragamiSora (voice)
- Win MorisakiAnglade (voice)
- Goro InagakiMasaaki Azumi (voice)
- Yu AoiKanako Azumi (voice)
- Tohru WatanabeTeacher (voice)
- Min TanakaJimu (voice)
- Sumiko FujiDede (voice)
- Shunsuke HiraiJean Louis (voice)