Modest Heroes

Modest Heroes

2018•54m•6.6/10

AnimationFantasyAdventureDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(188)

Two tiny, aquatic humanoids search for their missing father, a boy battles a lethal allergy to eggs, and an invisible salaryman tries to become a hero.

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Production

TOHO, STUDIO PONOC, dentsu, Nippon Television Network Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Min Tanaka

Min Tanaka

Blind Man (voice)

Kentaro Sakaguchi

Kentaro Sakaguchi

Father / Doctor (voice)

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Invisible Man (voice)

Fumino Kimura

Fumino Kimura

Kanini (voice)

Rio Suzuki

Rio Suzuki

Kanino (voice)

Machiko Ono

Machiko Ono

Mother (voice)

Souta Shinohara

Shun (voice)

Yuko Sasaki

Yuko Sasaki

Kaka (voice)

Masaki Terasoma

Masaki Terasoma

Toto (voice)

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