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==Music==
==Music==
On 24 April, 2019, it was announced that Japanese musician and singer-songwriter [[Kenshi Yonezu]] will be in charge of the film's theme song.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://manga.tokyo/news/kenshi-yonezu-to-provide-children-of-the-sea-theme-song/|title=Kenshi Yonezu to Provide Children of the Sea Theme Song|date=2019-05-21|website=MANGA.TOKYO|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/329163|title=米津玄師が映画「海獣の子供」主題歌「海の幽霊」書き下ろし、新たな髪色の写真公開（コメントあり / 写真4枚）|last=Inc|first=Natasha|website=音楽ナタリー|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>The single, titled {{nihongo|"Umi no yūrei"|海の幽霊|Umi no Yuurei|lit. "Ghosts of the Sea"}} is fullti written and produced by [[Kenshi Yonezu]], and will be released on 3 June, 2019. To commemorate the release of the song, a music video is premiered on 28 May, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://realsound.jp/2019/05/post-366772.html|title=米津玄師、新曲「海の幽霊」MV公開 アニメ映画『海獣の子供』本編映像を使用|website=Real Sound｜リアルサウンド|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aramajapan.com/news/musicvideo/kenshi-yonezu-unveils-lavishly-animated-music-video-for-umi-no-yuurei/98703/|title=Kenshi Yonezu unveils lavishly animated Music Video for “Umi no Yuurei”|last=Ryusenkai|date=2019-05-28|website=ARAMA! JAPAN|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>
On 24 April, 2019, it was announced that Japanese musician and singer-songwriter [[Kenshi Yonezu]] will be in charge of the film's theme song.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://manga.tokyo/news/kenshi-yonezu-to-provide-children-of-the-sea-theme-song/|title=Kenshi Yonezu to Provide Children of the Sea Theme Song|date=2019-05-21|website=MANGA.TOKYO|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/329163|title=米津玄師が映画「海獣の子供」主題歌「海の幽霊」書き下ろし、新たな髪色の写真公開（コメントあり / 写真4枚）|last=Inc|first=Natasha|website=音楽ナタリー|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>The single, titled {{nihongo|"Umi no yūrei"|海の幽霊|Umi no Yuurei|lit. "Ghosts of the Sea"}} is written and produced by [[Kenshi Yonezu]] entirely, and will be released on 3 June, 2019. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://realsound.jp/2019/05/post-366772.html|title=米津玄師、新曲「海の幽霊」MV公開 アニメ映画『海獣の子供』本編映像を使用|website=Real Sound｜リアルサウンド|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aramajapan.com/news/musicvideo/kenshi-yonezu-unveils-lavishly-animated-music-video-for-umi-no-yuurei/98703/|title=Kenshi Yonezu unveils lavishly animated Music Video for “Umi no Yuurei”|last=Ryusenkai|date=2019-05-28|website=ARAMA! JAPAN|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref> To commemorate the release of the song, a music video is premiered on 28 May, 2019 and a special screening for 100 lucky fans was also held at Enoshima Aquarium a day before the music video was released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1559004607|title=『海獣の子供』主題歌の全編アニメーションMVが解禁！ {{!}} アニメイトタイムズ|website=『海獣の子供』主題歌の全編アニメーションMVが解禁！ {{!}} アニメイトタイムズ|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>


===Soundtrack===
===Soundtrack===

Revision as of 15:35, 29 May 2019

Children of the Sea
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAyumu Watanabe[1]
Produced byEiko Tanaka[1]
Starring
Music byJoe Hisaishi[1]
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release dates
  • May 19, 2019 (2019-05-19) (Tokyo)
  • June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07) (Japan)
Running time
111 minutes[1]
CountryJapan[3]
LanguageJapanese[4]

Children of the Sea is a 2019 Japanese anime film directed by Ayumu Watanabe and produced by Eiko Tanaka with animation production by Studio 4 °C. It is based on the manga of the same title by Daisuke Igarashi. It is Watanabe's first theatrically released film since Space Brothers #0 (2014), and the first long-form anime film adaptation of an Igarashi manga. The film stars the voices of Mana Ashida, Hiiro Ishibashi and Seishū Uragami, and is set by and in the ocean and themed on the mysteries of life, and depicts the connections between humanity and nature. It is scheduled to be released in Japan on June 7, 2019.[5][6]

Plot

After a falling out with both her mother and the other members of her school club, female lead and junior high school student Ruka finds herself with nowhere to spend her days during summer vacation, and so she ends up hanging out at the aquarium where her father works. While there, she meets a mysterious pair of brothers, named Umi and Sora, who her father tells her were "raised by dugongs." The three teens share some sort of connection to a series of supernatural phenomena that have been affecting the world’s marine life, such as a comet falling into the sea and aquatic life from around the world gathering in Japan.[7]

Voice Cast

  • Hiiro Ishibashi as Umi.
  • Mana Ashida as Ruka Azumi.
  • Seishū Uragami as Sora.[a]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
  • Min Tanaka as Jim, a former friend of Anglade and a marine biologist who now takes care of Umi and Sora.
  • Win Morisaki as Anglade, a genius marine biologist who pursues the mystery surrounding Umi and Sora.
  • Sumiko Fuji as Dede, a mysterious figure who watches over Umi and Sora.
  • Goro Inagaki as Masaaki Azumi, Ruka's father who works at an aquarium.
  • Yu Aoi as Kanako Azumi Ruka's mother, whose relationship with both Riku and Masaaki is strained.
  • Toru Watanabe as Sensei, the coach in charge of Ruka's hand-ball team.[8]

Production

On 16 June, 2018, anime studio Studio 4 °C announced that it is producing an anime film adaptation of Daisuke Igarashi's  Children of the Sea manga. [9][10] On 27 February, 2019, the main voice casts along with the composer and production team behind the movie was announced.[11] On 13 March, 2019, the remaining voice casts for the film was announced.[12]

Marketing

On 8 April, 2019, the first trailer of the film was revealed on social media, previewing a minute or so of footage and the voice of Mana Ashida as protagonist Ruka Azumi. [13]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). On 9 May, 2019, the second trailer for the movie was released. [14]

A special talk was held at the National Museum of Nature and Science's exhibition "Mammals 2 - Struggle for Life" on 17 April, 2019, after the museum closed. Daisuke Igarashi and Ayumu Watanabe attended the talk and discussed the dangers and threats wild mammals are facing due to environmental change with a researcher from vertebrate research group of the museum. The short term exhibition also displays the orignal manuscript of Children of the Sea manga, and special unused images which were cut out from the movie.[15]

Release

The film had a special public world premiere screening in Tokyo, Japan on May 19, 2019 at Iino Hall[16] and will have another advance preview screening on May 30 at Toho Cinemas Kinshicho Rakutenchi, both with appearances by staff and cast, before going on general release on June 7.[17]

Internationally, it will have its French premiere on Monday 10, June at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, competing in the Contrechamp category.[18]

In English-speaking countries, it has been licensed for Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment, who will give the film its Australian premiere on June 15 at Sydney Film Festival,[4] and for the United States and Canada by GKIDS, who plan to release it in cinemas there later in 2019.[19]

Music

On 24 April, 2019, it was announced that Japanese musician and singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu will be in charge of the film's theme song.[20][21]The single, titled "Umi no yūrei" (海の幽霊, Umi no Yuurei, lit. "Ghosts of the Sea") is written and produced by Kenshi Yonezu entirely, and will be released on 3 June, 2019. [22][23] To commemorate the release of the song, a music video is premiered on 28 May, 2019 and a special screening for 100 lucky fans was also held at Enoshima Aquarium a day before the music video was released.[24]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film will all composed by Joe Hisaishi, long time collaborator of Studio Ghibli. When talking about the film, Hisaishi says "What’s interesting about this movie is that it has things you wouldn’t expect as story.... I stuck to a minimalist music style for the entire picture, so it has been quite a challenge as a film score. The film inspires the viewer’s imagination of the universe’s memories and the effervescence of life.” The film will mark Hisaishi’s first anime film soundtrack since 2013’s The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, directed by the late Isao Takahata.[25]

Notes

  1. ^ Airu Kubozuka was initially announced to play Sora. However, he dropped out of the role since he had trouble with his voice changing due to puberty.

References

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  2. ^ "Animēshon eiga Kaijū no Kodomo kōshiki saito" アニメーション映画「海獣の子供」公式サイト [Animation film Children of the Sea official site] (in Japanese). Children of the Sea Committee. Retrieved March 21, 2019. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Kaijū no Kodomo: sakuhin jōhō" (in Japanese). eiga.com. 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2019. 製作国: 日本
  4. ^ a b "Children of the Sea". Sydney Film Festival. 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019. Sat 15 June […] In Japanese with English subtitles […] Australian Premiere […] Distributor: Madman Entertainment
  5. ^ "Anime news: Children of the Sea manga gets anime film adaptation". The Asahi Shimbun. September 9, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  6. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu. "Children of the Sea Anime Film's Teaser Trailer Introduces Beautiful Visuals, Music by Joe Hisaishi". Crunchyroll. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  7. ^ Baseel, Casey (May 28, 2019). "Anime film "Children of the Sea"'s trailer is heartbreakingly beautiful, looks like nothing else". SoraNews24. Socio Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sora was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "五十嵐大介「海獣の子供」が劇場アニメ化、STUDIO4°Cが制作". アニメ！アニメ！ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  10. ^ "Children of the Sea Manga Gets Anime Film by Studio 4°C". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  11. ^ Inc, Natasha. "アニメ映画「海獣の子供」は6月公開！キャストに芦田愛菜ら、音楽は久石譲（コメントあり / 動画あり）". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-29. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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  13. ^ TOHO animation チャンネル (2019-04-08), 【6.7公開】 『海獣の子供』　予告1（『Children of the Sea』 Official trailer 1 ）, retrieved 2019-05-29
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  16. ^ "5/19（日）世界最速ワールドプレミア上映会、実施決定！". Nyūsu | Animēshon eiga Kaijū no Kodomo kōshiki saito (in Japanese). Starcast Japan. April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  17. ^ "PARCO特別試写会、実施決定！　森崎ウィンもゲスト参加！！". Nyūsu | Animēshon eiga Kaijū no Kodomo kōshiki saito (in Japanese). Starcast Japan. April 26, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  18. ^ "Children of the Sea". Annecy International Animation Film Festival. CITIA, Image & Creative Industries. Retrieved April 29, 2019. Category: Feature film contrechamp {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  19. ^ "Children of the Sea". GKIDS. Retrieved 21 March 2019. Coming Soon to Theaters
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  22. ^ "米津玄師、新曲「海の幽霊」MV公開 アニメ映画『海獣の子供』本編映像を使用". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  23. ^ Ryusenkai (2019-05-28). "Kenshi Yonezu unveils lavishly animated Music Video for "Umi no Yuurei"". ARAMA! JAPAN. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
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