The Legend of Ochi budget was $10 million, with a $1 million creature budget, and after years of development — Baby Ochi prototype development began in 2018 — the results are spectacular.

F or $10 million, Isaiah Saxon creates a fantasy world more real and emotionally resonant than anything we've seen from the $300 million projects churned out every year. The Legend of Ochi is a ...

Before landing on the small ape of “The Legend of Ochi,” Saxon first considered a giant oaf and then something closer to the slumbering beast of Hayao Miyazaki’s “My Neighbor Totoro ...

“The Legend of Ochi,” a scrappy and darkly whimsical fable about a misunderstood teenage girl on a dangerous quest, has the feeling of a film you might have stumbled on and loved as a kid.

“The Legend of Ochi” — 3 stars “The Legend of Ochi,” a scrappy and darkly whimsical fable about a misunderstood teenage girl on a dangerous quest, has the feeling of a film you might ...

The Legend of Ochi 2025, PG, 96 min. Directed by Isaiah Saxon. Starring Helena Zengel, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard, Razvan Stoica. REVIEWED By Richard ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Isaiah Saxon, writer and director of The Legend of Ochi, about chasing the mysteries of nature, as a child and on film.

The Legend of Ochi (in theaters) There’s magic in a well-made, well-handled puppet. This is a truth a lot of Hollywood has forgotten, but A24’s “The Legend of Ochi” serves as a great reminder. The ...

The Legend of Ochi draws inspiration from real animals. For director Isaiah Saxon, who makes his feature debut with The Legend of Ochi, that realism was key to developing the Ochi's look.