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Kensuke's Kingdom

Kensuke's Kingdom

20247.21h 24m

Overview

A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard. After washing up on a remote island, terrified, they struggle to survive and adjust to life alone, One day, Michael discovers he is not alone when he is confronted by a mysterious Japanese man who has lived there secretly since World War II, angry that Michael has arrived. However, as dangerous invaders threaten their fragile island paradise, Michael and the old man, Kensuke, join forces to save their secret world.

Directed by Kirk Hendry
Written by Michael Morpurgo, Frank Cottrell Boyce
Produced by Adrian Politowski, Stéphan Roelants, Sarah Radclyffe
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $2.9M

Top Cast

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins

Mum (voice)

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Dad (voice)

Raffey Cassidy

Raffey Cassidy

Becky (voice)

Aaron MacGregor

Aaron MacGregor

Michael (voice)

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Kensuke (voice)

A

Alfred Kodai Berglund

Michiya (Kensuke's Son) (voice)

Ken Ochiai

Ken Ochiai

Nagasaki Announcer (voice)

Cavin Cornwall

Cavin Cornwall

Additional Voices

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookworld war iipacifismorphanbased on memoir or autobiographybased on children's bookunlikely friendshipjapanese soldiershipwrecked1940snagasaki

About Kensuke's Kingdom

Kensuke's Kingdom is a animation, adventure, drama, family film released in 2024 exploring themes of based on novel or book, world war ii, pacifism, orphan, based on memoir or autobiography, based on children's book. Directed by Kirk Hendry, it stars Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Raffey Cassidy. A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard. After washing up on a remote island, terrified, they struggle to survive and adjust to life alone, One day, Michael discovers he is not alone when he is confronted by a mysterious Japanese man who has lived there secretly since World War II, angry that Michael has arrived. However, as dangerous invaders threaten their fragile island paradise, Michael and the old man, Kensuke, join forces to save their secret world.

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