Movie
2024-03-02
19 min
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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Keiko Toda
Hakofugu (Black spotted boxfish)
Amo Yuikawa
Himetatsu (Korean seahorse)
Hikari Ishida
Himetatsu'mother / Bluefin tuna / Japanese sardine
Masafumi Kobatake
Great barracuda /Moray eel / Japanese sardine
Yu Okano
Marbled rockfish / Japanese sardine
Hajime Sugimoto
Himetatsu's father
Sakana-kun
Whale shark
Tomomitsu Yamaguchi
Asian sheepshead wrasse / Japanese sardine
Tsurube Shofukutei
Common octopus
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