Penguin Highway
This is a heart-warming, imagination-tickling joy - and a film that should put Ishida and Colorido on every anime fan's to-watch list.
Penguin Highway
Budding genius Aoyama is only in the 4th grade, but already lives his life like a scientist. When penguins start appearing in his sleepy suburb hundreds of miles from the sea, Aoyama vows to solve the mystery. When he finds the source of the penguins is a woman from his dentist’s office, they team up for an unforgettable summer adventure.
Director: Hiroyasu Ishida
Writers: Tomihiko Morimi (novel), Makoto Ueda (screenplay: EUROPE-KIKAKU)
Stars: Kana Kita, Yû Aoi, Miki Fukui
Director: Hiroyasu Ishida
Writers: Tomihiko Morimi (novel), Makoto Ueda (screenplay: EUROPE-KIKAKU)
Stars: Kana Kita, Yû Aoi, Miki Fukui
Genre
Animated,
Adventure,
Family
Runtime
118
Language
English
FEATURED REVIEW
Matt SchleyJapan Times
There’s something about the playful, magical realist novels of Tomihiko Morimi that seems to lend itself to animated adaptations. Those adaptations include TV series like “The Tatami Galaxy” (“Yojohan Shinwa Taikei”) and “The Eccentric Family” (“Uchoten Kazoku”), plus last year’s film “The Night is ...
Played at
Glendale 4.12.19 - 4.18.19
NoHo 7 4.13.19 - 4.13.19
Monica Film Center 4.15.19 - 4.15.19
Playhouse 7 4.15.19 - 4.15.19
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