Penguin Highway (2018)

Original title

ペンギン・ハイウェイ

Directed by

Hiroyasu Ishida

Genre

science fiction film, family film, science fantasy

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 261 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bright fourth grader investigates why penguins suddenly appear in his quiet suburban town. He teams up with a mysterious older girl and his school friends to uncover the strange phenomenon.

whimsicalcuriousgentlemysteriouswonder-filledslow-pacedcontemplativewarm

What happens

Penguin Highway (Japanese: ペンギン・ハイウェイ, Hepburn: Pengin Haiwei; stylized penguin highway) is a Japanese science fiction novel written by Tomihiko Morimi, published in 2010. A manga adaptation was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive from March 2018 to February 2019, and an anime film adaptation by Studio Colorido premiered in August 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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