7.2
Children of the Sea
海獣の子供
7.2
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#3624
Popularity
#2020
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Synopsis
Ruka Azumi's ordinary summer vacation revolves around spending all her time on the handball court to avoid her only housemate, her alcoholic mother. When an incident at practice leads to Ruka's exclusion from the handball team, she is forced to find other outlets to enjoy herself, eventually winding up at the aquarium where her father works. There, she meets Umi, a mysterious boy raised by dugongs who is being kept at the aquarium in order to research his strange water-dependent body. Ruka and ...
Background
Winner of the Grand Prize Award on the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival.
Audience Guidance
AIRecommended age: 13+
moderate
Substance useMother's alcoholism is depicted realistically with bottles, intoxication, and its emotional impact on the daughter.
moderate
Disturbing themesAbstract cosmic imagery in the climax includes surreal body transformations, birth/death symbolism, and intense sensory sequences that may overwhelm sensitive viewers.
mild
LanguageOccasional coarse language in subtitles during tense family arguments.
A visually stunning but thematically dense film about a lonely teen connecting with mysterious ocean-raised boys, exploring family trauma and cosmic interconnectedness. The mother's alcoholism and the abstract, intense final act make it best for teens ready for metaphorical storytelling and emotional complexity.
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Children of the Sea has 1 episodes.
Children of the Sea is currently finished airing.
Children of the Sea was produced by Studio 4°C.
Children of the Sea aired Jun 7, 2019.
Children of the Sea is based on a Manga.
A visually stunning but thematically dense film about a lonely teen connecting with mysterious ocean-raised boys, exploring family trauma and cosmic interconnectedness. The mother's alcoholism and the abstract, intense final act make it best for teens ready for metaphorical storytelling and emotional complexity.
