The Legend of Ochi Movie (2025) – Watch Online, Release Date, Cast, Story, Budget, Collection, Trailer, Poster, Review
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The Legend of Ochi Poster & Photos:
The Legend of Ochi Movie Details:
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Adventure, Family, Fantasy |
| Release date | January 26, 2025 (Sundance) April 18, 2025 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 36min |
| Age rating | PG |
| Starring | Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, Willem Dafoe |
| Directed by | Isaiah Saxon |
| Written by | Isaiah Saxon |
| Produced by | Richard Peete, Traci Carlson, Isaiah Saxon, Jonathan Wang |
| Cinematography by | Evan Prosofsky |
| Edited by | Paul Rogers |
| Music by | David Longstreth |
| Production Design by | Jason Kisvarday |
| Art Direction by | Sorin Dima, Mugur Aurelian Popescu |
| Set Decoration by | Kelsi Ephraim |
| Costume Design by | Elizabeth Warn |
| Production Company | AGBO, Encyclopedia Pictura, Neighborhood Watch, Year of the Rat, IPR.VC, Access Entertainment |
| Distributor | A24 |
The Legend of Ochi Cast & Characters:
- Helena Zengel as Yuri
- Finn Wolfhard as Petro
- Emily Watson as Dasha
- Willem Dafoe as Maxim
- Razvan Stoica as Ivan
- Carol Bors as Oleg
- David Andrei Baltatu as Gleb
- Andrei Antoniu Anghel as Vlad
- Eduard Mihail Oancea as Pavel
- Tomas Otto Ghela as Tudor
- Eduard Ionut Cucu as Edi
- Stefan Burlacu as Victor
- Andreea Mustata as Lady Cop
- Gabriel Spahiu as Dude Cop
- Puiu Mircea Lascus as Drunk
- Iestyn Evans as Young Ochi (puppeteer)
- Robert Tygner as Young Ochi (lead puppeteer)
- Lynn Robertson Bruce as Young Ochi (puppeteer)
- Sue Beattie as Young Ochi (puppeteer)
- Emiliano Spaletti as Willem Dafoe Double
- Caroline Bowman as Young Ochi (puppeteer)
The Legend of Ochi Storyline:
In a remote northern village, a young girl, Yuri, is raised to never go outside after dark and to fear the reclusive forest creatures known as the ochi. When a baby ochi is left behind by its pack, she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to reunite it with its family.
About The Legend of Ochi Movie:
On November 10, 2021, it was reported that Isaiah Saxon would write and direct The Legend of Ochi, a fantasy adventure film starring Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard and Helena Zengel.
Some scenes of the film were shot in Transylvania, in the Apuseni Mountains, at the Bâlea Lake and on the Transfăgărășan road. Principal photography started in Romania on November 1, 2021, and continued at the Castel Film Studios until December 15, 2021.
The films makes use of puppetry, animatronics, computer animation and matte paintings. The titular creature was a puppet, operated by 7 performers.
The Legend of Ochi Movie Release Date:
The Legend of Ochi premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025. The film was released in the United States by A24 in limited theaters on April 18, 2025, before a wide release on April 25. It was previously scheduled to be released on February 28, 2025, but it was delayed in January 2025 after Saxon lost his home in the Southern California wildfires.
In the United States and Canada, The Legend of Ochi was released alongside Until Dawn, The Accountant 2, and the re-release of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
The Legend of Ochi Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | $10 million |
| Domestic Opening | $52,514 |
| Domestic Collection | $1,929,955 |
| International Collection | $86,115 |
| Worldwide Collection | $2,016,070 |
