Modest Heroes (2018)

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Two tiny, aquatic humanoids search for their missing father, a boy battles a lethal allergy to eggs, and an invisible salaryman tries to become a hero.

• Released: 2018-08-24
• Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
• Runtime: 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 204 votes

Directed by Yoshiyuki Momose, Akihiko Yamashita, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Takuya Okada.

Top cast

• Fumino Kimura as Kanini (segment "Kanini & Kanino") (voice)
• Rio Suzuki as Kanino (segment "Kanini & Kanino") (voice)
• Machiko Ono as Mother (segment "Life Ain't Gonna Lose") (voice)
• Kentaro Sakaguchi as Father / Doctor (segment "Life Ain't Gonna Lose") (voice)
• Souta Shinohara as Shun (segment "Life Ain't Gonna Lose") (voice)
• Joe Odagiri as Invisible Man (segment "Invisible") (voice)
• Min Tanaka as Blind Man (segment "Invisible") (voice)
• Masaki Terasoma as Toto (segment "Kanini & Kanino") (voice)
• Yuko Sasaki as Kaka (segment "Kanini & Kanino") (voice)
• Eito Kawahara as Additional Voices (segment "Kanini & Kanino") / (segment "Life Ain't Gonna Lose") (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Modest Heroes

• United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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