This Boy Caught a Merman

A film about interspecies relationships that seems determined not to frighten the horses. A boy nearly drowns, but is saved by a merman, and they fall in love. It's as innocent as it sounds, for better or worse.

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Soubi Yamamoto directed This Boy Caught a Merman in 2012. See Soubi Yamamoto's full filmography, where to start with Soubi Yamamoto, or where to go after you've seen everything by Soubi Yamamoto.

This Boy Caught a Merman was released in 2012 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 28 minutes.