Penguin Highway
“A penguin has appeared in my town.”
A fourth-grader investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a young woman working at a dental clinic.
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Cast
9 people
Kana Kita
Aoyama-kun (voice)
Known for
Gannibal
Rie Kugimiya
Uchida (voice)
Known for
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Fairy Tail
Yu Aoi
Onē-san (voice)
Known for
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Redline
Miki Fukui
Suzuki (voice)
Known for
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan
Misaki Kuno
Aoyama's Sister (voice)
Known for
The Seven Deadly Sins
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You
Megumi Han
Hamamoto (voice)
Known for
Hunter x Hunter
The Rising of the Shield Hero
Mamiko Noto
Aoyama's Mother (voice)
Known for
InuYasha
Elfen Lied
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Aoyama's Father (voice)
Known for
The Wind Rises
Drive My Car
Naoto Takenaka
Hamamoto's Father (voice)
Known for
Shinjuku Incident
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
Hiroyasu Ishida Director · Makoto Ueda Screenplay Tomihiko Morimi Author
Worldwide gross $3.9M · United States release April 12, 2019 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,902,796
Production
Studio Colorido
Production
KADOKAWA
Production
TOHO
Production
dentsu
Production
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)
Production
Fuji Television Network
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TOHO animation STUDIO
Production
Japan
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Original title
ペンギン・ハイウェイ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Canada · July 29, 2018
Premiere · Fantasia International Film Festival
Japan · August 17, 2018
Theatrical
United States · December 31, 2018
Digital
United States · April 12, 2019
Theatrical
United States
October 21, 2018 · Premiere · Animation Is Film Festival
Australia
September 15, 2018 · Premiere · Madman Anime Festival
Canada
August 18, 2019 · Premiere · Toronto Japanese Film Festival
China
April 13, 2019 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
May 17, 2019 · Theatrical
France
August 14, 2019 · Theatrical
December 3, 2019 · Digital · VOD
December 4, 2019 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
May 31, 2019 · Premiere · Nippon Connection Film Festival
October 29, 2019 · Theatrical
March 5, 2020 · Physical
Ireland
April 9, 2019 · Digital
Italy
November 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Japan
October 29, 2018 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Mexico
June 27, 2024 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 28, 2019 · Premiere · Camera Japan Festival
Portugal
August 5, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Russia
September 6, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 10, 2018 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
October 18, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
October 7, 2018 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
August 5, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
September 4, 2021 · Premiere · Navarra - FAN Film Festival
Taiwan
January 18, 2019 · Theatrical
November 1, 2024 · Digital
Thailand
November 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
September 6, 2018 · Theatrical
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