Wolf Children: cast and crew

• Mamoru Hosoda 46 at release Also in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)

Actors

7

Crew

6

Youngest at release

21 yearsShota Sometani

Eldest at release

46 yearsMegumi Hayashibara

• Aoi Miyazaki Hana 27 at release Also in The Boy and the Beast (2015)
• Haru Kuroki Yuki (shôjo-ki) 23 at release Also in The Little House (2014)
• Megumi Hayashibara Sôhei no haha 46 at release Also in Castle in the Sky (1986)
• Shota Sometani Tanabe-sensei 21 at release Also in The Boy and the Beast (2015)
• Mone Kamishiraishi Keno Also in Your Name (2016)
• Kumiko Asô Hotta no oku-san 35 at release Also in The Boy and the Beast (2015)
• Patrick Seitz Shino's Father 35 at release Also in Inside Out (2015)

The whole cast 7

1. Aoi Miyazaki Hana
2. Haru Kuroki Yuki (shôjo-ki)
3. Megumi Hayashibara Sôhei no haha
4. Shota Sometani Tanabe-sensei
5. Mone Kamishiraishi Keno
6. Kumiko Asô Hotta no oku-san
7. Patrick Seitz Shino's Father

Production companies

Studio Chizu, Madhouse

Distributor in the UK

Studio Canal

Who plays Hana in Wolf Children?

Aoi Miyazaki plays Hana.

Who plays Yuki (shôjo-ki) in Wolf Children?

Haru Kuroki plays Yuki (shôjo-ki).

Who plays Sôhei no haha in Wolf Children?

Megumi Hayashibara plays Sôhei no haha.

Who plays Tanabe-sensei in Wolf Children?

Shota Sometani plays Tanabe-sensei.

Who plays Keno in Wolf Children?

Mone Kamishiraishi plays Keno.

Who plays Hotta no oku-san in Wolf Children?

Kumiko Asô plays Hotta no oku-san.

Who directed Wolf Children?

Mamoru Hosoda.

Who wrote Wolf Children?

Mamoru Hosoda.

How many actors are in Wolf Children?

7 actors are credited, and 6 people in the crew.

• Mamoru Hosoda has also directed Shota Sometani in 3 films: Scarlet (2025), Belle (2021) and The Boy and the Beast (2015).

• Mamoru Hosoda has also directed Haru Kuroki in 2 films: Mirai (2018) and The Boy and the Beast (2015).

• Kumiko Asô and Aoi Miyazaki have worked together on 2 other films: Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022) and The Boy and the Beast (2015).

• Kumiko Asô and Haru Kuroki have worked together on 2 other films: Mirai (2018) and The Boy and the Beast (2015).

• Aoi Miyazaki and Shota Sometani have worked together on one other film: The Boy and the Beast (2015).

• Megumi Hayashibara and Patrick Seitz have worked together on one other film: My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Megumi Hayashibara (33), Patrick Seitz (20) and Mamoru Hosoda (8).

• The cast’s average age at release is 31 (of the 6 actors whose birth date we know).