52-Hertz Whales (bcSunday)
52赫茲的鯨魚們 (bcSunday)
- Released
- 22 Sep 2026
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Certificate
- Category IIB
- Original title
- 52ヘルツのクジラたち
- Language
- ja
The verdict
There are not yet enough audience votes to give this a reliable score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. Category IIB · 136 minutes.
What it is about
Scientists believe that there is a single whale in the ocean whose calls reverberate at 52-hertz, a frequency that cannot be heard by any other whale. Based on Machida Sonoko’s award-winning novel, Narushima Izuru’s empathetic drama shines a light on all the ‘52-hertz whales’ in the world, who tragically believe they live the loneliest of existences. After a life of abuse, Kiko moves to a quiet seaside town. There, she meets a young boy who, like her, has also suffered domestic abuse. Through their shared pain, they also find much-needed solace.
What to expect
Kiko leaves an abusive home for a quiet seaside town, where she meets a boy who has endured the same violence. That shared history — and the tentative trust it allows — is the centre of Izuru Narushima’s adaptation of Machida Sonoko’s novel. The title borrows from the real 52-hertz whale, a creature whose call sits outside the frequency any other whale can hear; the movie treats the metaphor lightly, never letting it overwhelm the two lead performances. At 136 minutes the pace is unhurried, and the IIB certificate reflects the domestic-abuse subject matter. This is a single bcSunday screening at one cinema, in Japanese with English and Chinese subtitles. The cheapest ticket is HK$100. With only one show in the next seven days, booking ahead is sensible.
Trailer
Cast
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Hana Sugisaki
Kiko Mishima -
Jun Shison
Ango Okada -
Hio Miyazawa
Chikara Niina -
Karin Ono
Miharu Makioka -
Kimiko Yo
Noriko Okada -
Mitsuko Baisho
Sachie Muranaka -
Daichi Kaneko
Mahoro Muranaka -
Nanase Nishino
Kotomi Shinagi -
Sei Matobu
Yuki Mishima -
Nobue Iketani
Fujie - Kuwana Tori Mushi
- Yuma Wakabayashi Shimizu
Crew
- Director Izuru Narushima
- Screenplay Yukari Tatsui
- Original Music Composer Kobayashi Yohei
- Director of Photography Daisuke Soma
- Editor Hirohide Abe
- Executive Producer Tatsumi Yoda
- Producer Masanori SAKAI
Streaming in Hong Kong
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Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 136 minutes.
- What is the Hong Kong certificate?
- IIB — the domestic-abuse themes are the main reason for the rating.
- What language is it in? Are there subtitles?
- Japanese, with English and Chinese subtitles.
- How many screenings are there?
- One screening in the next seven days, at a single cinema. The cheapest ticket is HK$100.
