Okamikodomo no Ame to Yuki (Wolf Children Ame and Yuki)

(おおかみこどもの雨と雪)

"The person I fell in love was a wolfman..."

（私が好きになった人は、"おおかみおとこ"でした）

 

"He's found his own world..."

（自分の世界を見つけたから）

<Story>
Nineteen-year-old college student Hana meets a young man who sneaks into her classes for lessons and falls in love with him immediately. They soon start dating. One day, the man reveals his identity to Hana; he is a Wolfman and the only surviving descendant of the extinct Japanese wolf...

Japanese animation film directed by Masaru Hosoda, who created "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" and "Summer Wars".

I really liked both of his previous works "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" and "Summer Wars" but this has became my favorite. His talent was stunning from his earler works but this film will tell you he is going to be a true successor of Hayao Miyazaki.

Yuki reminded me of the sisters(Satsuki and Mei) appeared in Miyazaki's "My neighbor Totoro". Although Ame is a boy and has a little different character, beautiful Japanese countryside scenearies are also similar to Totoro.

 

 

Everyone would agree that Miyazaki's talent appears the best in his lively characters but so did Hosoda's talent in this film. You will see how lovely Hana, Yuki and Ame are like Satsuki, Mei and Totoro.

 

This could be really an homage from Hosoda to Miyazaki and Totoro but of course you can simply enjoy from the beginning till the end without any complicated thoughts. This can be recommended irrespective of age or sex so I hope English version will become available soon for you!