We Are Aliens Anime Film Trailer Adds Cast, Theme Song
The trailer confirms the film's September 25 Japanese release date and adds two cast members from outside the traditional voice acting industry, continuing the project's pattern of unconventional casting.
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The official website for the We Are Aliens anime film released a full trailer and visual on Monday, revealing two new cast members and the theme song. Ten Yamasaki and Kemuri Matsui join the cast, and adieu performs the theme song "Sasakure." The film opens in Japan on September 25.
The full trailer for Kōhei Kadowaki and NOTHING NEW's We Are Aliens anime film debuted on Monday, adding two cast members and the theme song. Sakurazaka46 idol group member Ten Yamasaki voices Konatsu, the classmate who lives closest to protagonist Tsubasa. Comedian Kemuri Matsui plays Batahara, Tsubasa's friend. The theme song "Sasakure" by adieu also previews in the trailer.
The film centers on Tsubasa and Gyōtarō, childhood friends driven apart by jealousy and misunderstandings, who reunite as adults. Ryōta Bandō and Amane Okayama voice the adult versions of the two leads, while child actors Yūto Maki and Tasuku Nakagome voice their younger selves. Kadowaki wrote, directed, storyboarded, and edited the film. French studio Miyu Productions collaborated on production.
We Are Aliens opens in Japanese theaters on September 25. It previously screened at Cannes Directors' Fortnight and competed at Annecy. Sales company CHARADES has licensed the film to distributors in Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
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