Way back to the Sea

2014•10m•7.1/10

Animation

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(7)

The catfish can't get back to the sea. A big catfish is stuck on a riverbank, where he lives quietly with a little catfish in a boat packed with memories from back home.

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Tokyo University of the Arts

Language

JA

Status

Released

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