Kensuke's Kingdom

Synopsis

A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard. After washing up on a remote island, terrified, they struggle to survive and adjust to life alone, One day, Michael discovers he is not alone when he is confronted by a mysterious Japanese man who has lived there secretly since World War II, angry that Michael has arrived. However, as dangerous invaders threaten their fragile island paradise, Michael and the old man, Kensuke, join forces to save their secret world.

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Cast

Sally Hawkins

Mum (voice)

Cillian Murphy

Dad (voice)

Raffey Cassidy

Becky (voice)

Aaron MacGregor

Michael (voice)

Ken Watanabe

Kensuke (voice)

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Alfred Kodai Berglund

Michiya (Kensuke's Son) (voice)

Ken Ochiai

Nagasaki Announcer (voice)

Cavin Cornwall

Additional Voices

Crew

Art

• Michael Shorten Art Direction

Crew

• Adam Smyth Score Engineer
• Vanessa Wheeler Script

Directing

• Kirk Hendry Director
• Neil Boyle Director

Editing

• Richard Overall Editor
• Sumit Malhotra Color Assistant
• Marie Valentino Digital Intermediate Producer
• Katherine Jamieson Colorist

Production

• Ana Marisa Romualdo Production Coordinator
• Lucy Bevan Casting
• Clare Hernon Production Manager
• Olivia Grant Casting Associate
• Adrian Politowski Producer
• Nadia Khamlichi Executive Producer
• Stéphan Roelants Producer
• Tim Morris Executive Producer
• Anna Webster Associate Producer
• Sarah Radclyffe Producer
• Camilla Deakin Producer
• Courtney Pledger Executive Producer

Sound

• Paula Boram Foley Artist
• Kaspar Broyd Sound Effects Editor
• Jim Stewart Sound Effects Editor
• Will Cohen Supervising Sound Editor
• Raphaela Dowding-Green Foley Editor
• Will Cohen Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Will Cohen Sound Designer
• Gareth Rhys Jones Foley Artist
• Adam Smyth Dialogue Editor
• Paul Iché Foley Editor
• George Elliott Sound Mix Technician
• Julien Pirrie Foley Mixer

Visual Effects

• Thomas Chew Visual Effects Compositor
• Jordanne Richards Visual Effects Compositor
• Klaudia Skalska Visual Effects Compositor
• Matt Hawker Visual Effects Compositor
• Kai Davies Visual Effects Compositor
• Maëlle Richard de Vesvrotte Visual Effects Compositor
• Neil Martin Visual Effects Compositor
• Tony Rowlands Visual Effects Compositor
• Weronika Holak Visual Effects Compositor
• Dominika Mina Brodowska Animation
• Gerry Gallego Animation
• Uli Meyer Animation

Writing

• Michael Morpurgo Novel
• Frank Cottrell Boyce Screenplay

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