The Frog and the Water

Apr 30, 2026

1h 53m

★ 0.0

Overview

The cautious friendship between Stefan Busch, known to everyone as Buschi, and Mr. Hideo Kitamura begins on this special road trip. Buschi, who has refused to speak with his fellow human beings his entire life, blossoms on this journey to unknown places.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Gretchenfilm

Pandora Film

Hugofilm

Lomotion

ARTE

ZDF

Neopol Film

The Frog and the Water Trailers

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Cast

Stefan 'Buschi' Busch

Aladdin Detlefsen

Hideo Kitamura

Kanji Tsuda

Bettina Stucky

Meltem Kaptan

Yamamoto

Yuki Iwamoto

Cornelius Schwalm

Okano

Ikkô Masuda

Gen Seto

Kellnerin

Katja Preuß

Maren Müller

Sophie Lutz

Singer

Isabella Archan

Mido Kotaini

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