Children Who Chase Lost Voices
2011 · Movie · PG · 116 min · ★ 7.3 · 73% critics
A lonely girl finds comfort in a strange melody from a keepsake radio, until a sudden encounter with a mysterious boy pulls her into danger. Searching for answers, she sets off with a teacher into a hidden world called Agartha, where wonder and threat go hand in hand and she’s forced to face what it means to lose someone.
Also known as Journey to Agartha · Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below
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Details
- Original title
- 星を追う子ども
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-05-07
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (788 votes)
- Box office
- $600,486
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a visually rich fantasy journey with a bittersweet, reflective tone and occasional scares; Not for you if you need tight plotting, fast pacing, or constant action like Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us.
Pros: gorgeous landscapes; memorable creatures; magical, melancholic mood | Cons: messy storytelling; slow, overlong pacing; confusing plot gaps
Themes
- life and death
- supernatural
- rescue mission
- female protagonist
- spirit
- adult animation
- anime
- adventure
Awards & recognition
- Annecy Cristal — a Feature Film · 2012 · nominated
Cast & crew
Hisako Kanemoto
as Asuna Watase (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
as Ryuji Morisaki (voice)
Miyu Irino
as Shin / Shun (voice)
Rina Hidaka
as Mana (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
as Asuna's Mother (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
as Risa (voice)
Junko Takeuchi
as Mimi (voice)
Kanae Itou
as Seri (voice)
Tamio Ohki
as Old Man from Amaurot (voice)
Aki Kanada
as Student (voice)
Directed by Makoto Shinkai