Hana, a nineteen-year-old college student, falls in love with a man only for him to reveal his secret: he is a Wolf Man. Eventually the couple bear two children together: a son and daughter they name Ame and Yuki, who both inherit the ability to transform into wolves from their father.

Delicate animation belies powerful emotions in this tender fairy tale about holding loved ones close and learning to let them go. Anchored to the caring perspective of a mother, Mamoru Hosoda’s peculiar coming-of-age film captures the challenges and beauties of parenting with awe-inspiring grace.