By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ayumu Watanabe
Starring: Hiiro Ishibashi | Mana Ashida | Seishû Uragami | Win Morisaki
Original language title: Kaijû no kodomo
Country: japan
Year: 2020
Running time: 111
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9850064/reference
Toni says: “The independent team working on this broke off from Studio Ghibli, and this was adapted from a manga by the same name. I think it is worthy of an adapted screenplay nomination in addition to other categories like best film or production design, with a beautiful score by the acclaimed Joe Hisaishi. The film mixes a coming of age story with fantasy and science fiction, as well as strong underlying environmental themes as had been seen in earlier Ghibli works.”