“私は、この子たちと生きていく。”
東京の郊外の大学に通う花（はな）は、おおかみの血を引く《おおかみおとこ》「彼」と恋に落ちた。共に暮らし始めた二人の間に生まれてきた子どもたちは、「人間とおおかみ」のふたつの顔を持つ、《おおかみこども》だった。二人は、雪の日に生まれた姉に雪（ゆき）、雨の日に生まれた弟に雨（あめ）と名づけた。4人のつつましくも幸せな日々は、「彼」の死によって突然奪われてしまう。残された花は、「二人をちゃんと育てる」と心に誓い、子どもたちが将来「人間か、おおかみか」どちらを選ぶこともできるように、豊かな自然に囲まれた田舎町のおんぼろの古民家に移り住むことを決意した。
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監督: 細田守
音楽: 高木正勝
撮影監督: 堀部亮
制作会社: Studio Chizu / Madhouse / Nippon Television Network Corporation / KADOKAWA Shoten / VAP / D.N. Dream Partners / Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation / TOHO
The movie is beautifully animated and an emotional Rollercoaster ride. Topped only by the excellent Soundtrack by Takagi Masakatsu.
A modern approach to the myth of the wolverine in the wolf extincted Japan. The animation is really fantastic, specially the background staging. The story is interesting and is quite touching the struggle of the mother to raise her children but at some point it becomes a bit boring for lack of rythm.
“Hana” is one of those kindly people who wants to help out, so when she encounters a quiet young man who seems to be gatecrashing their lectures, she offers to share her books with him and pretty soon they are an item, living together and have two children “Yuki” and “Ame”. She (and we) know that he has quite an unique secret that comes in handy when they needed a nice pheasant for dinner, but when he is found dead in a storm drain, not only must she bring up the two children on her meagre savings, but move to somewhere where her children - who have inherited their father’s quirk - can be more relaxed than they can be in a city full of scrutinising eyes. She finds them a remote and ramshackle house which they have fun renovating and as the kids grow up, “Yuki” finds it easier to relate to her school friends whilst “Abe” suddenly turns a maturity corner and begins to yearn for a wilder life in the mountains. Money is still very tight and so “Hana” must rely on her own toil in their fields as well as help from the kindly neighbours - bit all whilst still keeping her children’s dual identity as under wraps as possible. An altercation at school sees “Yuki” lose the plot with new pupil “Sôhei” and that changes the family’s dynamic and with “Abe” becoming less and less interested in his human persona, “Hana” faces some visceral maternal choices that challenge the very essence of nature and nurture, true love and dedication. The animation is entertainingly and finely drawn with plenty of playful mischief throughout and the story is powerfully imbued with three characters who exude something really quite enigmatic. There is a darkness to the latter stages of the plot, but even that is a natural evolution that epitomises the powers of instinct - even when they seemingly are pitched against each other, or when it causes conflict amongst people who care deeply for each other. The fear of the unknown, of the rumour-mongers, the superstitious and the value of trust are all explored a little here, too, and the conclusion is heart-rending but somehow a symbol of progress for them all.
