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Cast

Keiko Toda

Keiko Toda

Hakofugu (Black spotted boxfish)

Amo Yuikawa

Amo Yuikawa

Himetatsu (Korean seahorse)

Hikari Ishida

Hikari Ishida

Himetatsu'mother / Bluefin tuna / Japanese sardine

Masafumi Kobatake

Masafumi Kobatake

Great barracuda /Moray eel / Japanese sardine

Yu Okano

Yu Okano

Marbled rockfish / Japanese sardine

Hajime Sugimoto

Hajime Sugimoto

Himetatsu's father

Sakana-kun

Sakana-kun

Whale shark

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi

Asian sheepshead wrasse / Japanese sardine

Tsurube Shofukutei

Tsurube Shofukutei

Common octopus

Crew

Takuya Inaba

Takuya Inaba

Director

Kodai Sato

Kodai Sato

Assistant Director

Haruna Karasuda

Haruna Karasuda

Music

Yoshiaki Tokunaga

Yoshiaki Tokunaga

Sound Designer

Hitomi Joko

Hitomi Joko

Sound Mix Technician

Motohiro Mochizuki

Motohiro Mochizuki

Sound Mixer

Karin Suhara

Karin Suhara

Production Manager

Takeshi Wakui

Takeshi Wakui

Producer

Ken Yanai

Ken Yanai

Producer

Akiko Isobe

Akiko Isobe

Producer

Masaaki Kato

Masaaki Kato

Executive Producer

Hayato Ito

Hayato Ito

Executive Producer

Takuya Inaba

Takuya Inaba

Writer

Takuya Inaba

Takuya Inaba

Character Designer

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The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata

20240.0 / 1019 min
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family

Overview

Hakofugu (Black spotted boxfish) lacks confidence and always stays alone by the rocks, watching other fish and feeling envious. Then, one day, upon meeting Himetatsu (Korean seahorse), who has lost the way and is said to be from the sea of Minamata, Boxfish's very first adventure begins. This film is based on the picture book "The Boxfish's Wish" (published by Kodansha), written by Sakana-kun (Fish Guy) — a Japanese marine biologist, TV personality, and illustrator.