Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- wistful
- dreamy
- adventurous
- quiet afternoon
- rainy day
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Asuna's absent father's crystal radio produces mysterious music and leads her toward the hidden world.
The film moves from Asuna's everyday life into an expansive subterranean realm populated by spirits and mythic forces.
Asuna's journey is driven by absent and lost loved ones while confronting life-and-death questions.
The young heroine's rescue mission combines magical discovery, mysterious music, and earnest emotional stakes.
Films like Children Who Chase Lost Voices, and why
Spirited Away
shares lush anime fantasy, young protagonists, hidden worlds, and themes of grief and emotional maturation
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
shares romantic fantasy, supernatural adventure, poetic atmosphere, and adolescent longing
Your Name.
shares Makoto Shinkai's wistful anime aesthetic, young love, mysterious phenomena, and emotionally resonant fantasy
Princess Mononoke
shares a young heroine's journey into a mythic hidden realm, life and death themes, and visually expansive animation
Movie Details
- Director
- Makoto Shinkai
- Release Date
- 2011-05-07
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (814)
Cast
- Hisako Kanemoto
- Kazuhiko Inoue
- Miyu Irino
- Rina Hidaka
- Fumiko Orikasa
- Sumi Shimamoto
- Junko Takeuchi
- Kanae Itou
- Tamio Ohki
- Aki Kanada
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Children Who Chase Lost Voices about?
- A wistful young heroine follows mysterious music into a hidden realm where adventure, first love, and grief become inseparable.
- What is Children Who Chase Lost Voices like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Children Who Chase Lost Voices as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Children Who Chase Lost Voices violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Children Who Chase Lost Voices as mild.
- Which films are like Children Who Chase Lost Voices?
- Films with a similar feel include Spirited Away, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Your Name., and Princess Mononoke.
- How long is Children Who Chase Lost Voices?
- Children Who Chase Lost Voices runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Children Who Chase Lost Voices?
- In United States, Children Who Chase Lost Voices streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
