2021 | Fantasy, Family Film | Japan, China, Hong Kong | 111min

One summer vacation, Ruka meets two boys, "Umi" and "Sora," whose upbringing contains strange and wonderful secrets. Drawn to their beautiful swimming, almost more like flying, Ruka and the adults who know them are intertwined in a complex mesh... Meanwhile, an unexplained anomaly is occurring all over the world: fish are disappearing. Thus begins a marine adventure of boys and girls to captivate all the senses!

THE DIRECTOR

Born in 1966, Ayumu Watanabe joined Studio Mates in 1986 and debuted his first original picture with the same studio. In 1988 he moved to Shinei Videos and was active in a wide range of roles including key animator, animation director, and director. Watanabe directed the short theatrical release Obachan no Omoide(2000), and the feature filmDoraemon: Nobita’s Dragon 2006(2006) and became a free agent in 2011. After that time, he tirelessly built up his directing portfolio with projects such as the TV series Mysterious Girlfriend X(2012), Danchi Tomoo(2012-15), If Her Flag Breaks(2014), Space Brothers(2012-14), and Ace Attorney(2016). Three TV series directed by Watanabe aired in 2018, including After the Rain, Gurazeni, and Major 2nd. Children of the Seais his fourth time directing a full-length theatrical release.