Penguin Highway
2018 · Movie · PG · 118 min · ★ 7.2 · 91% critics
When penguins suddenly start appearing around a quiet village, a curious fourth-grader begins a careful investigation. His search leads him to a young woman at a local dental clinic and a strange power that may be connected to the mystery, pulling him into an increasingly unusual adventure.
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Details
- Original title
- ペンギン・ハイウェイ
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-08-17
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (256 votes)
- Box office
- $4,006,647
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a whimsical, coming-of-age mystery with cute penguins, oddball humor, and a growing sense of wonder, like The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl; Not for you if you need clear explanations and grounded realism.
Pros: charming sense of wonder; cute penguin moments; intriguing mystery | Cons: scattered explanations; crude humor bits; stereotypical bully subplot
Themes
- based on novel or book
- penguin
- coming of age
- school
- anime
Cast & crew
Kana Kita
as Aoyama-kun (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
as Uchida (voice)
Yu Aoi
as Onē-san (voice)
Miki Fukui
as Suzuki (voice)
Misaki Kuno
as Aoyama's Sister (voice)
Megumi Han
as Hamamoto (voice)
Mamiko Noto
as Aoyama's Mother (voice)
Hidetoshi Nishijima
as Aoyama's Father (voice)
Naoto Takenaka
as Hamamoto's Father (voice)
Directed by Hiroyasu Ishida