News
Neofilms Screens Hosoda's Mirai of the Future Film in Hong Kong on August 23
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Hong Kong film distributor Neofilms announced on Tuesday that it will screen film in Hong Kong on August 23. Neofilms is streaming a Chinese- and English-subtitled trailer for the film.
The film had its world premiere in May at this year's Directors' Fortnight, an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival.
The film will open in Japan on July 20, after previously being announced with a May release date. It also screened in competition at Annecy in June. The movie has a 100-minute runtime.
The previously announced cast includes:
(From left to right in top row in image above)
(From left to right in bottom row in image above)
- Yoshiko Miyazaki as Grandmother
- Gen Hoshino as Father
- Kōji Yakusho as Grandfather
- Kumiko Asou as Mother
- Mitsuo Yoshihara as Mysterious Man
Musician playing a character credited as "young man" (seen below) in the film. The character is a "key person" in the protagonist KUN-chan's journey through time.
Yamashita is performing the film's opening song "Mirai no Theme," as well as the ending theme song "Uta no Kisha" (Train of Song).
International sales banner Yūichirō Saitō previously stated that the deals for distribution include a requirement to screen the film in theaters first, in addition to broadcast and streaming rights.
The film's story centers around a family living in a small house in an obscure corner of a certain city — in particular, the family's spoiled four-year-old boy KUN-chan. When KUN-chan gets a little sister named Mirai, he feels that his new sister stole his parents' love from him, and is overwhelmed by many experiences he undergoes for the first time in his life. In the midst of it all, he meets an older version of Mirai, who has come from the future.
Hosoda is directing the film at his Studio Chizu, and is also credited as scriptwriter and for the original story. Takashi Omori, who Hosoda had previously worked with on The Boy and The Beast, are also returning as art directors for the film. Producer Yūichirō Saitō is also returning from Hosoda's earlier films.
Hosoda also Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko light novel label on July 1.
