Way back to the Sea

Way back to the Sea

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Way back to the Sea

2014

0h 10m

7.1(7 votes)

Animation

Overview

The catfish can't get back to the sea. A big catfish is stuck on a riverbank, where he lives quietly with a little catfish in a boat packed with memories from back home.

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Tokyo University of the Arts

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