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Children Who Chase Lost Voices

Children Who Chase Lost Voices

A journey to say goodbye.

2011•1h 56m•7.2/10
AnimationAdventureFantasyFamily

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7.2/10(771)

The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster and saved by a mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.

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Production

CoMix Wave Films, Media Factory

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Hisako Kanemoto

Hisako Kanemoto

Asuna Watase (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Ryuji Morisaki (voice)

Miyu Irino

Miyu Irino

Shin / Shun (voice)

Rina Hidaka

Rina Hidaka

Mana (voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Fumiko Orikasa

Asuna's Mother (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto

Risa (voice)

Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi

Mimi (voice)

Kanae Itou

Kanae Itou

Seri (voice)

Tamio Ohki

Tamio Ohki

Old Man from Amaurot (voice)

Aki Kanada

Aki Kanada

Student (voice)

Ai Horanai

Ai Horanai

Student (voice)

Saya Horigome

Saya Horigome

Student (voice)

Mayumi Tsuchiya

Mayumi Tsuchiya

Student (voice)

Tomomi Saito

Student (voice)

Takeshi Maeda

Takeshi Maeda

Asuna's Father (voice)

Risa Mizuno

Risa Mizuno

Ms. Ikeda (voice)

Yuuna Inamura

Yuuna Inamura

Yuu Yazaki (voice)

Yuka Terasaki

Yuka Terasaki

Miki (voice)

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