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Trailer for Upcoming Anime Film “Children of the Sea” by Ayumu Watanabe

Studio 4°C, the Japanese animation studio founded by Eiko Tanaka and Koji Morimoto in 1986, that produced successes such as Japan Academy Award winner, “Tekkonkinkreet” and “MFKZ”, is now behind the adaptation of Daisuke Igarashi's award-winning fantasy manga Kaiju no Kodomo /

Directed by , “Children of the Sea” looks as gorgeous as the original source material. The original music score is by renown composer while the theme song “Umi no Yuurei” (“The ghost in the sea”, Sony Music Labels), was written, composed, arranged, and performed by young singer-songwriter who is an early fan of the original Manga. is in charge of character design.

The movie will debut June 7th in Japan before making a debut in the US later this year, courtesy of prestigious, New York-based distributor  (Funan, Perfect Blue, Mirai)

Synopsis:

During a summer vacation, Ruka, an introverted and  disaffected junior high school student, meets two mysterious boys raised by dugongs “Umi” and “Sora,” that can swim like fish. Ruka's dad works at an aquarium and memories of a ghost she saw there in her childhood still hunt her.

Meanwhile, something strange and unexplained is happening all over the world: fish are disappearing. So, Ruka, the 2 boys and the adults from the aquarium begin their fascinating marine adventure.

About the author

Adriana Rosati

On paper I am an Italian living in London, in reality I was born and bread in a popcorn bucket. I've loved cinema since I was a little child and I’ve always had a passion and interest for Asian (especially Japanese) pop culture, food and traditions, but on the cinema side, my big, first love is Hong Kong Cinema. Then - by a sort of osmosis - I have expanded my love and appreciation to the cinematography of other Asian countries. I like action, heroic bloodshed, wu-xia, Shaw Bros (even if it’s not my specialty), Anime, and also more auteur-ish movies. Anything that is good, really, but I am allergic to rom-com (unless it’s a HK rom-com, possibly featuring Andy Lau in his 20s)"

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