Your 2025 Summer Vacation is Set! - The Latest & Classic Kids' Movie Guide Available for Streaming Now -

Your 2025 Summer Vacation is Set! - The Latest & Classic Kids' Movie Guide Available for Streaming Now -

2025年07月12日 01:10

Table of Contents

  1. Why Streaming Becomes the "Savior of Summer Vacation"

  2. Guide to Works
     2-1. 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl'
     2-2. 'Plankton: The Movie'
     2-3. 'KPop Demon Hunters'
     2-4. 'Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires'
     2-5. 'Kiki's Delivery Service'

  3. Recommended Age Quick Reference

  4. 7 Tips to Upgrade Your Viewing Experience

  5. Conclusion

  6. List of Reference Articles


1. Why Streaming Becomes the "Savior of Summer Vacation"

1-1 Lifestyle in the Era of Heatwaves and SVOD

Japan's average temperature in July has risen by about 1.2°C over the past decade. While playing outside in the scorching sun becomes difficult, home entertainment is diversifying year by year. As terrestrial viewing time decreases, a survey shows that more than 80% of households with elementary school children use SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand). Especially during the summer vacation season, the time spent "choosing favorite programs from streaming" is longer than "watching TV."



1-2 Selection Criteria and Aim of This Article

In this article,

  • Legally playable from within Japan as of July 11, 2025

  • Clear information on subtitles and dubbing

  • "Double laughter" and learning that parents can enjoy too

  • Wide age range from 4 years old to teens

    We have carefully selected 5 works that meet these conditions, and not only introduce the works but also cover "talking points for parents and children" and "applications for English learning."


2. Guide to Works

2-1 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl'

  • Streaming: Netflix (Subtitles/Dubbing)

  • Duration: 79 minutes

  • Synopsis
    Feathers McGraw escapes from prison and once again targets cheese lover Wallace's inventions. This time, Gromit uses an AI penguin detector to confront him—but.

  • Talking Points for Parents and Children

    1. Searching for "traces of hands" unique to clay animation

    2. Scientifically thinking about why inventions break

  • Recommended Age: 7 years and older



2-2 'Plankton: The Movie'

  • Streaming: Netflix

  • Duration: 84 minutes

  • Synopsis
    Plankton is depressed after failing to steal the recipe from Squidward. His beloved wife Karen's mech weapon begins to destroy the town, causing chaos in Bikini Bottom!

  • Talking Points for Parents and Children

    1. Thinking about "mediating" marital disputes from a child's perspective

    2. Let's listen to the English lyrics of the musical songs

  • Recommended Age: 6 years and older



2-3 'KPop Demon Hunters'

  • Streaming: Netflix

  • Duration: 100 minutes

  • Synopsis
    The world-famous girl group "D-Light" is actually a demon hunter squad. While defeating monsters lurking in their latest tour, they aim to balance friendship and the stage.

  • Talking Points for Parents and Children

    1. Copy K-POP dances with the family to alleviate lack of exercise

    2. Research the Korean folktale "Gates of Hell" motif

  • Recommended Age: 8 years and older



2-4 'Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires'

  • Streaming: Disney+ (Available from 2025-07-11)

  • Duration: 88 minutes

  • Synopsis
    At Seabrook High, where humans, zombies, and werewolves coexist, vampires now transfer in. This musical finale depicts the coexistence of day-walking daywalkers and nocturnal vampires.

  • Talking Points for Parents and Children

    1. How to teach diversity and mutual concession?

    2. Let's sing the songs from the movie in English

  • Recommended Age: 9 years and older



2-5 'Kiki's Delivery Service' (1989)

  • Streaming: Netflix/Amazon Prime Video (Rental on Prime)

  • Duration: 102 minutes

  • Synopsis
    13-year-old witch Kiki sets off on a journey with her black cat Jiji on a broomstick and starts a delivery business. This Studio Ghibli masterpiece depicts independence, setbacks, and rebirth.

  • Talking Points for Parents and Children

    1. Discuss the meaning of work from a child's perspective

    2. Recreate the bread from the movie for "food education + science experiment"

  • Recommended Age: All ages


3. Recommended Age Quick Reference

AgeWorkOne-Word Point
4-6 yearsPlanktonFocus with color and music◎
7-9 yearsWallace & GromitGags × Inventions
8-11 yearsKPop Demon HuntersExercise with dance
9 years and olderZombies 4Theme of diversity
AllKiki's Delivery ServiceTreasure trove of quotes


4. 7 Tips to Upgrade Your Viewing Experience

  1. English audio + Japanese subtitlesfor multilingual listening

  2. Projector projection and blackout curtains for a "home theater"

  3. Simultaneous viewing appfor viewing parties with distant grandparents

  4. After the movie,create slidesfor presentation (ICT learning)

  5. Parent-child cooking of "movie meals": Kiki's bread, Gromit's cheese…

  6. For parentsuse spoiler explanation YouTubersfor review

  7. Learn time managementwith titles under 90 minutes


5. Conclusion

Streaming has evolved from mere "passive viewing" to an active space that fosters "learning" and "dialogue." Even on scorching days when going out is difficult, creating a "movie schedule" combining classics and new releases can deepen family conversations and naturally expand understanding of English and culture. This summer, let's turn the living room into a cinema classroom and seize the opportunity to nurture children's "likes."


6. List of Reference Articles (External Links, Chronological Order)

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