Lonely Citadel within the Mirror, which can play in Annecy’s most important competitors subsequent month, will get a restricted U.S. theatrical launch from GKIDS on June 21 and 22.
Movie particulars:
- The movie is directed by Keiichi Hara, a daily on the worldwide competition circuit who gained the viewers award and acquired a particular distinction at Annecy in 2011 with Colourful (2010). His movies Summer time Days with Coo and Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu: Appare! Sengoku Daikassen (2002) every gained Tokyo Anime awards, and in 2015 his movie Miss Hokusai gained the Prix Publique viewers award, Satoshi Kon Award, and Séquences Award on the Fantasia Movie Competition.
- Lonely Citadel within the Mirror debuted in Japan final December earlier than getting its worldwide premiere on the Rotterdam Worldwide Movie Competition a month later.
- Animation for Lonely Citadel within the Mirror was dealt with by A-1 Footage. Keigo Sasaki served as chief animation director and oversaw character designs, Ilya Kuvshinov dealt with the visible idea and design for the movie’s fortress, and Harumi Fuuki composed the movie’s authentic rating.
- Lonely Citadel within the Mirror is tailored by screenwriter Miho Maruo from the favored Japanese novel of the identical identify by Mizuki Tsujimura.
- Synopsis: Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding college for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bed room mirror. She reaches by way of and finds herself transported to a fascinating fortress the place she is joined by six different college students. When a woman in a wolf masks explains that they’ve been invited to play a recreation, the teenagers should work collectively to uncover the mysterious connection that unites them. Nonetheless, anybody who breaks the foundations will probably be eaten by a wolf.
Cartoon Brew’s View: These excited by catching the movie on the massive display screen will solely have the opportunity to take action on a Wednesday or Thursday. A two weekday window for an indie anime title in all probability gained’t translate into huge field workplace bucks, however the truth that status worldwide movies are getting any theatrical launch is nice information and we’d like to see extra of it.
