We Are Aliens Film Trailer Highlights the Heisei Era
The new trailer frames the film's central reunion around its Heisei era setting, the period when the two estranged friends first met as children.
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NOTHING NEW began streaming a trailer on Thursday for the We Are Aliens anime film. The trailer highlights the Heisei era, the time period when the main characters meet. The film, directed by Kōhei Kadowaki, stars Ryōta Bandō as Tsubasa and Amane Okayama as Gyōtarō as young adults. It opens in Japan on September 25.
The Heisei era is the key to the story. Tsubasa and Gyōtarō met as elementary school students, became close friends, and then drifted apart over jealousy and misunderstandings. Years later, with their memories returning, they have to confront what happened.
The cast splits across ages. Ryōta Bandō voices Tsubasa as a young adult and Amane Okayama voices Gyōtarō, while child actors Yūto Maki and Tasuku Nakagome play the two in their younger years. Ten Yamasaki, Kemuri Matsui, Gaku Sano, Reika Ōzeki, Arisa Sasaki, and Edo Harumi round out the cast.
Kadowaki handled planning, script, direction, storyboards, and editing. Yaffle composed the music and adieu performs the theme song. The film opens in Japan on September 25.
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