Lu Over the Wall

Name: Lu Over the Wall
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Music, Fantasy, Family
Released: 2017-05-19
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Shota Shimoda, Soma Saito, Minako Kotobuki, Kanon Tani, Akira Emoto

2017·Movie·PG·112 min·★ 7.0(145)

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“Your "love" changes me.”

In a small fishing village, a gloomy middle school student named Kai meets a mermaid named Lu.

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About Lu Over the Wall

Lu Over the Wall is a 2017 Japanese-language animation, adventure and music film directed by Masaaki Yuasa. The cast is led by Shota Shimoda, Soma Saito, Minako Kotobuki. It has a runtime of 1h 52m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Hoopla.

Lu Over the Wall was produced by Science SARU, Fuji Television Network, and TOHO and made in Japan. It was released on May 19, 2017, and carries a PG certification.

Director: Masaaki Yuasa
Writers: Reiko Yoshida, Masaaki Yuasa
Release date: May 19, 2017
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Production: Science SARU, Fuji Television Network, TOHO

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Lu Over the Wall cast & crew

Lu Over the Wall was directed by Masaaki Yuasa and written by Reiko Yoshida and Masaaki Yuasa.

The cast features Shota Shimoda as Kai Ashimoto (voice), Soma Saito as Kuniko (voice), Minako Kotobuki as Yuuho Ebina (voice), Kanon Tani as Lu (voice), Akira Emoto as Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice), and Shizuka Itoh as Isaki (voice).

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Batiste Perron and it was produced by Koji Yamamoto and Yuka Okayasu.

Is Lu Over the Wall worth watching?

Lu Over the Wall holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 145 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed animation films.

At 1h 52m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy animation, adventure, and music, Lu Over the Wall is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Lu Over the Wall

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