Penguin Highway

Movie

2018

1h 58m

Japanese

Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

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7.3

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A fourth-grader investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a young woman working at a dental clinic.

Penguin Highway

Movie

2018

1h 58m

Japanese

Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Watch on Hoopla

A fourth-grader investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a young woman working at a dental clinic.

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7.3

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Cast

Aoyama-kun (voice)

Uchida (voice)

Onē-san (voice)

Suzuki (voice)

Aoyama's Sister (voice)

Megumi Han

Hamamoto (voice)

Mamiko Noto

Aoyama's Mother (voice)

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Aoyama's Father (voice)

Naoto Takenaka

Hamamoto's Father (voice)

Directed By: Hiroyasu Ishida

Written By: Makoto Ueda (Screenplay), Tomihiko Morimi (Novel)

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jednumber2 says...

5 years ago

So Penguin Highway is certainly one of the most fascinating movies that I've seen in a while. This was a movie that I knew absolutely nothing about but it had penguins in the title so I was expecting penguins but what I wasn't expecting was to be taken on an absolutely beautiful journey that really got me in the feels and had me crying a few times because this movie gets heavy at times and gets very suspenseful in the 3rd act. Now this movie breaks the cuteness meter whenever the penguins are on screen. The opening credits of Penguin Highway had a smile on my face, I can recommend this movie to anyone who wants a movie that is absolutely visually stunning.

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citizenelf says...

one year ago

An odd but incredibly charming coming-of-age story that explores the desire to grow up sooner rather than later and combines that with childish wonderment to explore, and attempt to understand, the world around us. It's weird and surely an exploration of that very childlike wonderment that still resides in Hiroyasu Ishida, but it's pretty damn good and a beautiful watch as well. We spent too long asking, 'Where are the penguins going?' and 'Why are there penguins here?' but never thought to stop and ask, 'How are the penguins?'.

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M1320k says...

3 years ago

What a lovely movie. It was so beautiful and so surreal, couldn't love it more.

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FlippyInvader

10/10 3 years ago

Thank you Tubi:

A smart boy and the rest of his town suddenly see penguins popping up all over the place, and soon the older woman who works as a dentist with who he has a crush/strong friendship with, and it turns out she most likely has something to do with all of this!

For a debut film by H More

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