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The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata

The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata

20240h 19m

Overview

Hakofugu (Black spotted boxfish) lacks confidence and always stays alone by the rocks, watching other fish and feeling envious. Then, one day, upon meeting Himetatsu (Korean seahorse), who has lost the way and is said to be from the sea of Minamata, Boxfish's very first adventure begins. This film is based on the picture book "The Boxfish's Wish" (published by Kodansha), written by Sakana-kun (Fish Guy) — a Japanese marine biologist, TV personality, and illustrator.

Directed by Takuya Inaba
Written by Takuya Inaba
Produced by Takeshi Wakui, Ken Yanai, Akiko Isobe
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Top Cast

Keiko Toda

Keiko Toda

Hakofugu (Black spotted boxfish)

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Amo Yuikawa

Himetatsu (Korean seahorse)

Hikari Ishida

Hikari Ishida

Himetatsu'mother / Bluefin tuna / Japanese sardine

Masafumi Kobatake

Masafumi Kobatake

Great barracuda /Moray eel / Japanese sardine

Yu Okano

Yu Okano

Marbled rockfish / Japanese sardine

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Hajime Sugimoto

Himetatsu's father

Sakana-kun

Sakana-kun

Whale shark

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi

Asian sheepshead wrasse / Japanese sardine

Tsurube Shofukutei

Tsurube Shofukutei

Common octopus

About The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata

The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata is a animation, adventure, fantasy, family film released in 2024. Directed by Takuya Inaba, it stars Keiko Toda, Amo Yuikawa, Hikari Ishida. Hakofugu (Black spotted boxfish) lacks confidence and always stays alone by the rocks, watching other fish and feeling envious. Then, one day, upon meeting Himetatsu (Korean seahorse), who has lost the way and is said to be from the sea of Minamata, Boxfish's very first adventure begins. This film is based on the picture book "The Boxfish's Wish" (published by Kodansha), written by Sakana-kun (Fish Guy) — a Japanese marine biologist, TV personality, and illustrator.

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