Wolf children [videorecording] / director, screenplay, story by Mamoru Hosada.
Hana was a student before she was a mother. Then she met a man, who turned out to be a wolf, and together they built a family. Hana loved her mate fiercely, but fate took him from her, leaving her alone with two unusual kids she didn't know how to raise. This is a mother's journey. Teach your children to chase their dreams - and smile through the tears as they disappear into the world in search of who they will become. Hana wasn't always a mother, but it was always what she was meant to be.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781421027548 :
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [Flower Mound, TX] : Funimation, c2013.
Content descriptions
General Note: | For specific added features see container or interactive menus while viewing discs. Videodisc release of the 2012 animated motion picture. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Colleen Clinkenbeard, Kumiko Aso. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA Rating: PG. |
System Details Note: | DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
Language Note: | English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Animated films. Children's films. Feature films. Human-animal relationships > Fiction. Mother and child > Fiction. Video recordings for children. |
- Baker & Taylor
After her werewolf husband dies, Hana moves her wolf children to a rural town. - Universal Studios Home Entert.
Wolf Children, Hosoda's first film with his new studio, Studio Chizu, became his third award-winning masterpiece. Raised by a single mother, Hosoda was deeply inspired to craft a film that beautifully illustrates the trials of motherhood, unwavering love, and finding your own path in life. When Hana fell in love, she never imagined that her beloved would be part wolf. Accepting him, she fell for the handsome wolf man and embraced a new life filled with unique challenges. Blessed by love, their family grew with two additions, Yuki and Ame. However, happiness was fleeting and tragedy struck their happy family. Suddenly alone, Hana is left to raise their children without any guidance. With few resources, she struggles to learn how to raise wolf children in a world that could never understand them. But love always perseveres, and together, this exceptional family will face every trial on the path to their own happiness.