Synopsis
Lu Over the Wall (2017) is a Japanese animated fantasy from director Masaaki Yuasa, free to watch online on iFILM. Withdrawn teenager Kai moves with his father from Tokyo to the sleepy fishing town of Hinashi and pours his boredom into making music.
Classmates Kunio and Yuho drag him into their amateur band, and the trio rows out to deserted Merfolk Island to rehearse in peace. That's where Lu finds them — a young mermaid who comes alive the moment the music starts and dances to every beat. Her friendship upends a town that has feared mermaids for generations.
Yuasa, the mind behind Mind Game and Devilman Crybaby, treats the sea as a living force: colors bleed past their lines, bodies stretch and melt, realism left at the door. The film took the Cristal Award at Annecy, Europe's top animation prize. It's for anyone tired of glossy 3D who craves hand-drawn motion that actually breathes. Stream Lu Over the Wall online on iFILM.
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