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Wolf Children (2012)

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · Cinematography by Ryo Horibe

PG117 min64 frames

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Wolf Children (2012) movie still: closeup — An anthropomorphic wolf character stands outside in the rain at night. Water droplets fall past the…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: wide — An open grassy field at sunset with a sky filled with layered orange clouds. A man and a woman stand facing…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a spider web covered in beads of morning dew. The web strands are visible against…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: establishing — Green rice terraces carved into a mountain slope feature a winding path and irrigation. A small car…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: fullbody — An underwater scene features silhouetted tree branches in the dark, murky depths. A girl sinks downward…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: establishing — A leafless, dark-trunked tree stands against an extremely bright, overexposed white sky. Two small…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: medium — A field of white flowers stretches out under a bright, diffused sky. A young woman with dark hair lies…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: fullbody — A bus stop bench sits in front of a snow-dusted forest of tall trees. A woman and two children wait…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: wide — A vast, wet concrete parking lot features several large puddles reflecting the cloudy sky. A young girl in…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: wide — A snow-covered hill rises against a clear and deep blue sky. A single leafless white tree stands at the…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: medium — A public washroom features rows of lavender and yellow stalls and matching sinks. A girl in a blue dress…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: medium — A Japanese-style home entrance with large frosted glass panels and hanging icicles above. A woman and two…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: medium — A dark staircase interior is visible behind the girl. The young girl stands in the foreground with her…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: wide — A steeply angled snowy mountain slope sits beneath a deep blue sky. A young girl with wolf features and a…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: medium — A minimalist, brightly lit background surrounds two characters in a close embrace. A man and a woman…Wolf Children (2012) movie still: wide — A dark classroom at night features rows of wooden desks and large rain-streaked windows. A boy sits on top…
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What is Wolf Children about?

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

Wolf Children is a 2012 Japanese animated drama film directed and co-written by Mamoru Hosoda. The second original feature film directed by Hosoda and the first work written by him, the film stars the voices of Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, and Haru Kuroki. The story's central theme is "parent and child", depicting 13 years in the life of a young woman, Hana, who falls in love with a werewolf while in college, and following his death must raise the resulting half-werewolf half-human children, Ame and Yuki, who grow and find their own paths in life.

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What does the cinematography of Wolf Children look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, Wolf Children builds its coverage from wide compositions (41% of the sample), with medium shots (20%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Ryo Horibe keeps 56% of it in naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 91% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Wolf Children?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Wolf Children (2012) are #f7f8f5, #303534, #edead1, #d2d4d4, #516b4b, #354d52 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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