Wolf Children
mild violence, threat, upsetting scenes
Director(s)Mamoru Hosada
Production year2012
Release date06/07/2025
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes117m
CastAoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki, Yukito Nishii, Momoka Ôno, Amon Kabe, Takuma Hiraoka, Megumi Hayashibara, Tadashi Nakamura, Tamio Ôki, Mamoru Hosoda, Mamoru Hosoda, Satoko Okudera, Takuya Itô, Yûichirô Saitô, Takashi Watanabe, Masakatsu Takagi, Ryô Horibe, Shigeru Nishiyama
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 fro ...
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.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
nudity
injury detail
theme
discrimination
mild violence, threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
violence
During a struggle with a boy, a young girl momentarily turns half-wolf and lashes out with a claw. There is a small spray of blood as she scratches the boy's ear, and the boy is later seen with a bandage around his head. In milder scenes siblings squabble and one slaps the other, a bully pushes a child over after he has pushed another child, Two animals pull another animal in two in a scene lacking detail.. There is also a brief reference to assumed neglect of children by a parent.
threat and horror
A young boy falls into a fast-flowing river and is swept away. At first it appears that he might have drowned, However, he quickly revives and is none the worse for the experience. A woman falls down a steep verge and briefly lies motionless on the ground before she recovers. Scenes of threat are not unduly prolonged and their intensity is reduced by reassuring outcomes.
language
Very mild bad language ('God', 'damn') occurs.
sex
A brief implied love scene includes sight of a young woman's bare shoulders before her partner briefly embraces her. The scene cuts away before later showing the pair lying in bed.
nudity
There is brief undetailed implied natural nudity during child bathing scenes.
injury detail
There is brief and limited sight of cuts and bruises to faces and bodies.
theme
Upsetting scenes deal with death and bereavement. There is an emotional scene in which a child half-wolf seeks his destiny away from his family. These scenes are handled with sensitivity and restraint.
mild violence, threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
violence
During a struggle with a boy, a young girl momentarily turns half-wolf and lashes out with a claw. There is a small spray of blood as she scratches the boy's ear, and the boy is later seen with a bandage around his head. In milder scenes siblings squabble and one slaps the other, a bully pushes a child over after he has pushed another child, Two animals pull another animal in two in a scene lacking detail.. There is also a brief reference to assumed neglect of children by a parent.
threat and horror
A young boy falls into a fast-flowing river and is swept away. At first it appears that he might have drowned, However, he quickly revives and is none the worse for the experience. A woman falls down a steep verge and briefly lies motionless on the ground before she recovers. Scenes of threat are not unduly prolonged and their intensity is reduced by reassuring outcomes.
language
Very mild bad language ('damn') occurs.
sex
A brief implied love scene includes sight of a young woman's bare shoulders before her partner briefly embraces her. The scene cuts away before later showing the pair lying in bed.
nudity
There is brief undetailed implied natural nudity during child bathing scenes.
injury detail
There is brief and limited sight of cuts and bruises to faces and bodies.
theme
Upsetting scenes deal with death and bereavement. There is an emotional scene in which a child half-wolf seeks his destiny away from his family. These scenes are handled with sensitivity and restraint.
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.
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.
Classified date23/11/2025
LanguageJapanese
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
nudity
injury detail
theme
discrimination
Director(s)Mamoru Hosada
Production year2012
Release date06/07/2025
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes117m
CastAoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki, Yukito Nishii, Momoka Ôno, Amon Kabe, Takuma Hiraoka, Megumi Hayashibara, Tadashi Nakamura, Tamio Ôki, Mamoru Hosoda, Mamoru Hosoda, Satoko Okudera, Takuya Itô, Yûichirô Saitô, Takashi Watanabe, Masakatsu Takagi, Ryô Horibe, Shigeru Nishiyama
mild violence, threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
violence
During a struggle with a boy, a young girl momentarily turns half-wolf and lashes out with a claw. There is a small spray of blood as she scratches the boy's ear, and the boy is later seen with a bandage around his head. In milder scenes siblings squabble and one slaps the other, a bully pushes a child over after he has pushed another child, Two animals pull another animal in two in a scene lacking detail.. There is also a brief reference to assumed neglect of children by a parent.
threat and horror
A young boy falls into a fast-flowing river and is swept away. At first it appears that he might have drowned, However, he quickly revives and is none the worse for the experience. A woman falls down a steep verge and briefly lies motionless on the ground before she recovers. Scenes of threat are not unduly prolonged and their intensity is reduced by reassuring outcomes.
language
Very mild bad language ('God', 'damn') occurs.
sex
A brief implied love scene includes sight of a young woman's bare shoulders before her partner briefly embraces her. The scene cuts away before later showing the pair lying in bed.
nudity
There is brief undetailed implied natural nudity during child bathing scenes.
injury detail
There is brief and limited sight of cuts and bruises to faces and bodies.
theme
Upsetting scenes deal with death and bereavement. There is an emotional scene in which a child half-wolf seeks his destiny away from his family. These scenes are handled with sensitivity and restraint.
mild violence, threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
23/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Anime Ltd
violence
During a struggle with a boy, a young girl momentarily turns half-wolf and lashes out with a claw. There is a small spray of blood as she scratches the boy's ear, and the boy is later seen with a bandage around his head. In milder scenes siblings squabble and one slaps the other, a bully pushes a child over after he has pushed another child, Two animals pull another animal in two in a scene lacking detail.. There is also a brief reference to assumed neglect of children by a parent.
threat and horror
A young boy falls into a fast-flowing river and is swept away. At first it appears that he might have drowned, However, he quickly revives and is none the worse for the experience. A woman falls down a steep verge and briefly lies motionless on the ground before she recovers. Scenes of threat are not unduly prolonged and their intensity is reduced by reassuring outcomes.
language
Very mild bad language ('damn') occurs.
sex
A brief implied love scene includes sight of a young woman's bare shoulders before her partner briefly embraces her. The scene cuts away before later showing the pair lying in bed.
nudity
There is brief undetailed implied natural nudity during child bathing scenes.
injury detail
There is brief and limited sight of cuts and bruises to faces and bodies.
theme
Upsetting scenes deal with death and bereavement. There is an emotional scene in which a child half-wolf seeks his destiny away from his family. These scenes are handled with sensitivity and restraint.
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.
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.
Classified date23/11/2025
LanguageJapanese