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Penguin Highway

Penguin Highway

AnimationAdventureComedyFantasy3.6

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.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.

August 17, 2018 · Directed by Hiroyasu Ishida

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Runtime1h 58m
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Rating distribution: 264 ratings

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Cast & crew

Kana Kita
Aoyama-kun (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Uchida (voice)
Yu Aoi
Onē-san (voice)
Miki Fukui
Suzuki (voice)
Misaki Kuno
Aoyama's Sister (voice)
Megumi Han
Hamamoto (voice)
Mamiko Noto
Aoyama's Mother (voice)
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Aoyama's Father (voice)
Naoto Takenaka
Hamamoto's Father (voice)

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