• Director(s)

    Mamoru Hosoda

  • Production Year

    2012

  • Release date

    06/07/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Animation

  • Approx. running minutes

    117m

  • Cast

    Melinda Wood Allen, Felecia Angelle, Christopher Bevins

Film

Wolf Children

mild violence, threat, upsetting scenes

Japanese animated fantasy drama in which a single mother tries to keep her werewolf son and daughter's traits hidden from society after her werewolf lover dies.…

Japanese animated fantasy drama in which a single mother tries to keep her werewolf son and daughter's traits hidden from society after her werewolf lover dies.

  • Director(s)

    Mamoru Hosoda

  • Production Year

    2012

  • Release date

    06/07/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Animation

  • Approx. running minutes

    117m

  • Cast

    Melinda Wood Allen, Felecia Angelle, Christopher Bevins

mild violence, threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
mild violence, threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
Contains mild violence and threat
Classified Date:
14/10/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
violence
The mild violence occurs during a scene in which a young girl is involved in a squabble with a boy at her school. She momentarily turns half-wolf and lashes out with a claw. There is a small spray of blood as she scratches the boy's ear. The boy is later seen with a bandage around his head.
threat and horror
The mild threat occurs during a scene in which a young boy falls into a fast-flowing river and is swept away. He is seen limp and helpless below the surface, as the swift current carries him along. At first it appears that he might have drowned, but he quickly revives and is none the worse for the experience.
additional issues
A mild love scene at the beginning of the film includes sight of a young woman's bare shoulders. Her partner is also briefly shown embracing her with his arm in the form of a large wolf paw. It's a tender moment, not frightening, and it's an important part of the story that he is a 'wolf man' who changes between being a human and a wolf, explaining why their children are half-human, half 'wolf children'. WOLF CHILDREN also includes a single subtitled use of 'damn'.
Contains mild language, violence and threat
Classified Date:
17/01/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Manga Entertainment Ltd
violence
The mild violence occurs during a scene in which a young girl is involved in a squabble with a boy at her school. She momentarily turns half-wolf and lashes out with a claw. There is a small spray of blood as she scratches the boy's ear. The boy is later seen with a bandage around his head.
threat and horror
The mild threat occurs during a scene in which a young boy falls into a fast-flowing river and is swept away. He is seen limp and helpless below the surface, as the swift current carries him along. At first it appears that he might have drowned, but he quickly revives and is none the worse for the experience.
additional issues
A mild love scene at the beginning of the film includes sight of a young woman's bare shoulders. Her partner is also briefly shown embracing her with his arm in the form of a large wolf paw. It's a tender moment, not frightening, and it's an important part of the story that he is a 'wolf man' who changes between being a human and a wolf, explaining why their children are half-human, half 'wolf children'. WOLF CHILDREN also includes a single subtitled use of 'damn'.

  • Classified date

    23/06/2025

  • Language

    Japanese