Film

The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata

2024 · 19m · Animation · Adventure · Fantasy

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.

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

• Takuya InabaDirector · Writer
• Takeshi WakuiProducer
• Ken YanaiProducer
• Akiko IsobeProducer
• Masaaki KatoExecutive Producer
• Hayato ItoExecutive Producer

Release date

March 2, 2024

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

19m

Rated

G

Genres

Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family