Kensuke's Kingdom
A young boy, shipwrecked on a remote island, discovers he's not alone when he encounters a hostile old Japanese soldier who retreated there after World War II. As dangerous invaders appear on the horizon, it becomes clear they must join forces to save their fragile island paradise.
Film identity
Category
Feature Films Official
Original title
Kensuke's Kingdom
Adapted from
"Le Royaume de Kensuké"/"Kensuke's Kingdom", Michael Morpurgo
Publics
Teens
Children
Family
Running time
84 minutes 5 seconds
Technique
Year of production
2023
Techniques
Drawing on paper
2D Computer
Genres
Aventure
Educational
Credits
Direction
Neil BOYLE, Kirk HENDRY
Distributor
Margot BERTHE (LE PACTE)
Production
Camilla DEAKIN (LUPUS FILMS), Ruth FIELDING, Sarah RADCLYFFE (JIGSAW FILMS), Barnaby SPURRIER, Stéphan ROELANTS (MELUSINE PRODUCTIONS / STUDIO 352), Jean LABADIE (LE PACTE), Anne Laure LABADIE, Adrian POLITOWSKI (BUMPYBOX), Martin METZ
Script
Frank COTTRELL-BOYCE
Storyboard
Ludivine BERTHOULOUX, Richard FAWDRY
Animation
Peter DODD
Music
Stuart HANCOCK
Sound
Will COHEN
Editing
Richard OVERALL
Voice
Sally HAWKINS, Cillian MURPHY, Raffey CASSIDY, Aaron MACGREGOR, Ken WATANABE, Alfred Kodai BERGLUND, Ken OCHIAI, Cavin CORNWALL
Compositing
Neil MARTIN
Artistic direction
Michael SHORTEN, Nicolas DEBRAY