# Penguin Highway (2018)

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**Original title**: *ペンギン・ハイウェイ*
**Runtime**: 118 min
**Genres**: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Hiroyasu Ishida
**Written by**: Makoto Ueda
**Starring**: Kana Kita, Rie Kugimiya, Yu Aoi, Miki Fukui, Misaki Kuno, Megumi Han

> *A penguin has appeared in my town.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Penguins show up in town, because why not. A fourth-grader investigates their sudden appearance. It's a thing that happens in this movie.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, playful, tender

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