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Shinkai's Hoshi o Ou Kodomo, Gantz Trailers Streamed (Updated)
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The Yahoo! Movies Japan website began streaming the latest 87-second trailer from 5 Centimeters Per Second. The new film will open in Japan on May 7.
The film centers on Asuna, a girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her father as a memento. However, she embarks on a journey of adventure to meet a boy again, and thus comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.
Tenmon (5 Centimeters Per Second, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, Voices of a Distant Star) is collaborating with Shinkai again.
The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Gantz science-fiction action manga is streaming a 32-second teaser trailer and a 92-second full trailer for the second film. (In the linked page, select the "Trailer" option in the bottom menu.)
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror). The first film opened on January 29, and the second film will follow on April 23.
The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Gin-Ō-gō the American Shorthair cat who is the "boku" of the title. The story follows the friendship between the cat and the young man from when they first meet up to when they must part.
Yamagara based his self-produced Flash anime on his own real-life experiences. Since he launched the anime online in 2001, it has garnered 4.8 million page views. The anime was translated into English under the name Mr. Children's "Hibiki" music video) is directing the 45-minute film for a May 14 opening.
The Yahoo! Movies Japan website posted a new 33-second teaser trailer and a 94-second full trailer for Tomoyuki Takimoto's live-action film adaptation of Toshiyuki Nishida) takes to Hokkaido with his faithful canine companion. The film will open on June 11.
[Via Moon Phase, Nippon Cinema (link 2, link 3), Saishin Anime Jōhō]
Images © Makoto Shinkai/CMMMY
© Hiroya Oku/Shueisha © 2011 “GANTZ” Film Partners
Update: YouTube.
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