Children of the Sea (film)

For the manga, see Children of the Sea (manga).
Children of the Sea
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji海獣のこども
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnKaijū no kodomo
Directed byAyumu Watanabe[1]
Screenplay byHanasaki Kino
Based onChildren of the Sea
by Daisuke Igarashi[1]
Produced byEiko Tanaka[1]
Starring
Edited byKiyoshi Hirose
Music byJoe Hisaishi[1]
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release dates
  • May 19, 2019 (2019-05-19) (Tokyo)
  • June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07) (rest of Japan)
Running time
111 minutes[1]
CountryJapan[3]
LanguageJapanese[4]
Box officeUS$5.09 million (worldwide)[5][6]

Children of the Sea (Japanese: 海獣の子供, Hepburn: Kaijū no Kodomo) is a 2019 Japanese animated film directed by Ayumu Watanabe and produced by Eiko Tanaka, with animation production by Studio 4°C. It is based on the manga of the same title by Daisuke Igarashi, who also wrote the film's screenplay. It is Watanabe's first theatrically released film since Space Brothers #0 (2014), and the first animated film adaptation of an Igarashi manga.[7] The film stars the voices of Mana Ashida, Hiiro Ishibashi and Seishū Uragami. Set by and in the ocean and themed on the mysteries of life, it depicts the connections between humanity and nature. It was released in Japan on June 7, 2019.[8][9]

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  6. ^ "Children of the Sea - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Igarashi Daisuke no purofīru – allcinema" 五十嵐大介 のプロフィール – allcinema [Profile of Daisuke Igarashi – allcinema] (in Japanese). Stingray. 2019. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "Anime news: Children of the Sea manga gets anime film adaptation". The Asahi Shimbun. September 9, 2018. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  9. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu. "Children of the Sea Anime Film's Teaser Trailer Introduces Beautiful Visuals, Music by Joe Hisaishi". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2019.