It has been announced that "Words Bubbling Up Like Cider", an original anime for theaters, will be released on Jun 25, 2021. The release has been postponed due to the spread of the COVID-19. "Words Bubbling Up Like Cider" is an original anime for theaters themed on "Words X Music", and depicts a 'youth story during the summer'. It is directed by Ishiguro Kyohei known for "Your Lie in April" and "Children of the Whales". He also has a reputation for his subtle depiction of feelings. The boy-meets-girl story follows Cherry, a boy who likes haiku and has a little trouble communicating with others, and Smile, a girl who hides behind a mask. They meet in a suburban shopping mall in a provincial city and get closer to each other through words and music. At Tokyo International Film Festival, where the release date was announced, the director Ishiguro Kyohei talked about the theme "Words X Music", saying 'Speaking of haiku, the relation between haiku and Japanese rap was featured in a book that contains a conversation between Ito Seiko, who started Japanese rap music, and Kaneko Touta, a poet. For example, rhyming and In wo Fumu(=rhyming in haiku)' 'Haiku has a root in music, and I reconciled it with the work.' Furthermore, Ichikawa Somegorou the 8th will play the role of Cherry. He challenged playing in film, voice acting, and playing protagonist for the first time. Sugisaki Hana, who has a reputation for her ability in expression even though she is still young, will play the role of Smile. Other cast include Yamadera Koichi, Han Megumi, Hanae Natsuki, Kamiya Hiroshi, and Sakamoto Maaya. Redesigned movie ticket is being on sale from Nov. 20. The former version is still valid. "Words Bubbling Up Like Cider", an original animated movie , will be released on Jun. 25, 2021. (C)2020 FlyingDog / Words Bubbling Up Like Cider Production Committee

The animated film "Inu-Oh" by director Yuasa Masaaki will appear officially on the Japanese Animation Category of the "34th Tokyo International Film Festival" and the Japan premiere will be held on November 3. After the premiere, a teach-in event featuring director Yuasa Masaaki will be held, and the new cut-scenes have been released with this announcement. "Inu-Oh" is a musical anime about the shape-shifting imagination based on the story of Inu-Oh, the Nougakushi (pop star) of the Muromachi period. It depicts the friendship between the actual existed Nougakushi, Inu-Oh that has a lot of passionate fans and his buddy and the biwa player, Tomona based on the "Heike Monogatari Inu-Oh no Maki" by Furukawa Hideo. Under the supervision of director Yuasa, this work has gathered various highly anticipated creators along with Noga Akiko as the scriptwriter, Matsumoto Taiyou as the original character design, and Ootomo Yoshihide handling the music. This work has been screened at various overseas film festivals, including "Venice International Film Festival", "Toronto International Film Festival", "Busan International Film Festival", and "Bucheon International Animation Festival". Now, the official appearance on "34th Tokyo International Film Festival" as part of the Japanese Animation Category has been announced along with the Japan premiere on November 3. After the screening, a teach-in event featuring director Yuasa is planned to be held. Other than that, it will also appear on the Special Screening Category of the "37th Warsaw International Film Festival" and Competition Category of the "16th Bucharest International Film Festival". As it has appeared official at various film festivals around the world, this highly popular work will be released in early summer 2022. "Inu-Oh" Release Date: Early Summer 2022, Nationwide Distributor: Aniplex, Asmik Ace 【Official Appearance of Animated Film 'Inu-Oh' on Film Festival】 ・78th Venice International Film Festival, Horizons Competition Category September 1 (Wednesday) - September 11 (Saturday) ・46th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, Special Presentation Category September 9 (Thursday) - September 18 (Saturday) ・26th Busan International Film Festival, Asia Movie Category October 6 (Wednesday) - October 15 (Friday) ・37th Warsaw International Film Festival, Special Screening Category October 8 (Friday) - October 17 (Sunday) ・ 16th Bucharest International Film Festival, Competition Category October 8 (Friday) - October 17 (Sunday) ・23rd Bucheon International Animation Festival, Long Featured Film Competition Category October 22 (Friday) - October 26 (Tuesday) ・34th Tokyo International Film Festival, Japanese Animation Category October 30 (Saturday) - November 8 (Monday) (C)2021 “INU-OH” Film Partners