A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard. After washing up on a remote island, terrified, they struggle to survive and adjust to life alone, One day, Michael discovers he is not alone when he is confronted by a mysterious Japanese man who has lived there secretly since World War II, angry that Michael has arrived. However, as dangerous invaders threaten their fragile island paradise, Michael and the old man, Kensuke, join forces to save their secret world.
- 7.3
- 2024
- Released
- 1h 24m
Sally Hawkins
Mum (voice)
Cillian Murphy
Dad (voice)
Raffey Cassidy
Becky (voice)
Aaron MacGregor
Michael (voice)
Ken Watanabe
Kensuke (voice)
Alfred Kodai Berglund
Michiya (Kensuke's Son) (voice)
Cavin Cornwall
Additional Voices
Released
en
$11,000,000.00
$2,919,215.00
- #based on novel or book
- #world war ii
- #pacifism
- #orphan
- #based on memoir or autobiography
- #based on children's book
- #unlikely friendship
- #japanese soldier
- #shipwrecked
- #1940s
- #nagasaki
Reviews
When his parents lose their jobs, they decide to sell up and spend a year circumnavigating the globe on their boat - the "Peggy Sue". Unbeknown to his parents, though, teenage son "Michael" has smuggled their dog "Stella" aboard and is feeding her from their supply of digestive biscuits! Of course this isn't a secret he can keep for long, and actually it shows us that "Michael" isn't actually the