Drifting Home

Drifting Home (Japanese: 雨を告げる漂流団地, Hepburn: Ame o Tsugeru Hyōryū Danchi, lit. 'Drifting Apartment that Announces Rain') is a 2022 Japanese animated coming-of-age fantasy adventure comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Hiroyasu Ishida. Produced by Studio Colorido, the film was released simultaneously in Japanese theaters and on Netflix on September 16, 2022.

Drifting Home
English promotional poster
Kanji	雨を告げる漂流団地
Revised Hepburn	Ame o Tsugeru Hyōryū Danchi
Directed by	Hiroyasu Ishida
Written by	Hiroyasu Ishida Hayashi Mori Minaka Sakamoto
Produced by	Koji Yamamoto
Starring	Mutsumi Tamura Asami Seto Ayumu Murase Daiki Yamashita Yumiko Kobayashi Inori Minase Kana Hanazawa
Cinematography	Kei Machida
Edited by	Ryota Kinami
Music by	Umitarō Abe
Production company	Studio Colorido
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Synopsis

Kosuke Kumagaya and Natsume Tonai are 11-year-olds who grew up like siblings. The relationship between the two began to be strained after the death of Kosuke's grandfather, Yasuji. One day during the summer vacation, Kosuke and his classmates, Taishi, Yuzuru, Reina, and Juri, sneak into the "ghost housing complex" that has been slated for demolition. The housing complex was also a house full of memories where Kosuke and Natsume grew up. Kosuke unexpectedly encounters Natsume there and hears about the existence of a mysterious boy named Noppo in the complex. The group argues and heavy rain ensues. After the rain stops, the housing complex is suddenly drifting in the middle of the ocean.

Voice cast

Character	Japanese voice[1][2]	English voice[3]
Kosuke Kumagaya (熊谷 航祐, Kumagaya Kōsuke)	Mutsumi Tamura	Bryce Papenbrook
Natsume Tonai (兎内 夏芽, Tonai Natsume)	Asami Seto	Cassandra Lee Morris
Noppo (のっぽ)	Ayumu Murase	Elliot Fletcher
Taishi Koiwai (小祝 太志, Koiwai Taishi)	Yumiko Kobayashi	Alex Cazares
Yuzuru Tachibana (橘 譲, Tachibana Yuzuru)	Daiki Yamashita	Benjamin Diskin
Reina Haba (羽馬 令依菜, Haba Reina)	Inori Minase	Abby Trott
Juri Ando (安藤 珠理, Andō Juri)	Kana Hanazawa	Cherami Leigh
Satoko Tonai (兎内 里子, Tonai Satoko)	Nana Mizuki
Yasuji Kumagaya (熊谷 安次, Kumagaya Yasuji)	Bin Shimada	John DiMaggio
Ferris Wheel Spirit	Aya Endō	Kari Wahlgren
Yasuko Kumagaya	Rikako Aikawa
Girl Students	Haruna Mikawa	Kate Higgins

Production and release

The film was first announced by Netflix in September 2021. It was announced to be produced by Studio Colorido and directed by Hiroyasu Ishida, with scripts by Ishida, as well as Hayashi Mori and Minaka Sakamoto. Akihiro Nagae designed the characters and Umitarō Abe composed the music.^[4] Zutomayo performed the film's theme song, "Blush" (消えてしまいそうです, Kiete Shimaisō Desu, lit. 'It Seems It'll Accidentally Disappear'),^[5] as well as the insert song "Summer Slack" (夏枯れ, Natsugare, lit. 'Summer Slump').^[6] The film was released on September 16, 2022, on Netflix and in Japanese theaters.^[1]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 69% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10.^[7]