Lu Over the Wall
“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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Cast
12 people
Shota Shimoda
Kai Ashimoto (voice)
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Minako Kotobuki
Yuuho Ebina (voice)
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Lu (voice)
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Akira Emoto
Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
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Isaki (voice)
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Kenichi Suzumura
Teruo Ashimoto (voice)
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Tokuyoshi Kawashima
Fuguda (voice)
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Ebina's Father (voice)
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Takayuki Sugou
Ebina's Grandfather (voice)
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Shinichi Shinohara
Lu's Father (voice)
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Mutsumi Sasaki
Chief Priest (voice)
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Masaaki Yuasa Director · Reiko Yoshida Screenplay Takatsugu Muramatsu Composer
United States release May 11, 2018 · Produced in Japan · Production Fuji Television Network, TOHO
Production
Science SARU
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
TOHO
Production
BS Fuji
Production
Graphinica
Production
Marbean Animation
Production
Omnibus Japan
Production
Sound Box
Production
Studio Fuga
Production
Studio Lagurus
Production
TOHO animation STUDIO
Production
Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
Production
TWIN ENGINE Inc.
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
夜明け告げるルーのうた
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 19, 2017
Theatrical
United States · May 11, 2018
Limited theatrical
United States
August 18, 2017 · Premiere · Japanese · AnimeFest
October 22, 2017 · Premiere · Japanese · Animation Is Film Festival
November 4, 2017 · Premiere · Japanese · Hawaii Film Festival
January 20, 2018 · Premiere · English · Sundance Film Festival
February 23, 2018 · Premiere · English · New York International Children's Festival
April 22, 2018 · Premiere · English · Sarasota Film Festival
Australia
August 9, 2018 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
January 10, 2019 · Premiere · Sydney
January 31, 2019 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
May 23, 2022 · Digital · HBO Max
Canada
July 31, 2017 · Premiere · Fantasia International Film Festival
September 21, 2017 · Premiere · Ottawa International Film Festival
May 11, 2018 · Limited theatrical
China
June 17, 2017 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
France
June 12, 2017 · Premiere · Annecy International Animation Festival
August 30, 2017 · Theatrical
Germany
May 31, 2018 · Premiere · Nippon Connection Film Festival
September 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 3, 2017 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
March 22, 2018 · Limited theatrical
Ireland
December 6, 2017 · Limited theatrical
Italy
June 25, 2020 · Digital · TIMVision
Mexico
May 19, 2018 · Premiere · Konnichiwa Festival
January 9, 2021 · TV
South Korea
January 31, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
May 26, 2018 · Theatrical
Taiwan
September 29, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 2017 · Premiere · Scotland Loves Anime/BFI London Film Festival
December 6, 2017 · Theatrical
July 30, 2018 · Physical
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