The Japanese animated film Wolf Children, directed by Mamoru Hosoda, was released.
Mamoru Hosoda won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year for Wolf Children.
Wolf Children was released internationally, gaining worldwide recognition.
Hana, a university student, meets a man who can transform into a wolf, and they fall in love.
Hana gives birth to her first child, Ame, who has the ability to transform into a wolf.
Hana gives birth to her second child, Yuki, who also has the ability to transform into a wolf.
The wolf father tragically dies, leaving Hana to raise Ame and Yuki alone.
Hana moves with Ame and Yuki to a rural home near the mountains to protect the children and let them grow up safely.
Yuki begins attending elementary school and struggles to fit in while hiding her wolf nature.
Ame decides to leave home and live in the mountains to embrace his wolf identity.
Yuki finishes her education and chooses to live as a human in the city rather than as a wolf.
