Heaven Is Still Far Away vs Wolf Children

Wolf Children has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.6/10 for Heaven Is Still Far Away). Heaven Is Still Far Away is the shorter watch at 38m compared with 1h 57m. Wolf Children is the older of the two (2012 against 2016). Both are drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Heaven Is Still Far Away posterHeaven Is Still Far Away2016 VS Wolf Children posterWolf Children2012
Heaven Is Still Far AwayWolf Children
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 8.2/10
Year20162012
Length38m1h 57m
GenresDrama, FantasyAnimation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country–Japan
DirectorRyusuke HamaguchiMamoru Hosoda
Main castHyunri, Nao Okabe, An OgawaMegumi Hayashibara, Kumiko Aso, Aoi Miyazaki, Tamio Ohki, Takao Osawa

Synopsis

Heaven Is Still Far Away

Yuzo and Mitsuki live together in Yuzo's small apartment, their constant companionship tender and indifferent in turn. Then Yuzo receives a call from Satsuki, a documentarian resolved to make a film about a now-distant family tragedy, and the three meet, to search for some way to account for their relationship with one another, the memories they share, and those they've kept to themselves.

Wolf Children

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

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