Kensuke's Kingdom
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Kensuke’s Kingdom

Neil Boyle, Kirk Hendry
Year of release in Luxembourg 2024
Year of release in Luxembourg 2024
Director Neil Boyle, Kirk Hendry
Luxembourg producer MELUSINE STUDIO
In co-production with
  • Lupus Films (UK)
  • Jigsaw Films (UK)
  • Le Pacte (FR)
  • Bumpybox (WAL)
Script Frank Cottrell Boyce, from the book by Michael Morpurgo
Original version
  • English
Duration 84 minutes
Type of financing
  • Aide Financière Sélective (AFS)
International sales

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Cast and crew
Cast

    Voices: Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins, Raffey Cassidy, Aaron MacGregor

Crew

    1st assistant director: Nicolas Debray
    Storyboard: Stéphane Nedez
    Head of design: Cédric Gervais
    Layout manager: Denis Lambert
    Set designer: Pascal Gérard
    Animation manager: Gilles Rudziak
    Ink and paint chief: Anaëlle Bremen
    Studio Director: David Feraille
    Production manager: Fabien Renelli

Synopsis

A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime . Excitement turns to terror when a violent storm erupts and Michael and his dog, Stella, are swept overboard . They are washed up to a remote island, terrified and struggling to survive . One day, Michael discovers he is not alone when he is confronted by an old Japanese soldier 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 .