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Kurayukaba, Kuramerukagari Anime Films Debut in Japanese Theaters on April 12
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The staff for Kuramerukagari, which will also open in Japan on April 12, 2024.
Kurayukaba Trailer
The staff describes Kurayukaba:
"Yes, Ootsuji Detective Agency" In the purple smoke lies a faint dream, and in the town, rumors swirl like smoke. Now, facing the strangeness of the "mass disappearance" bewildering society, detective Sōtarō confronts it! With no witnesses and unclear intentions, the identity of the "ominous tracks" that always appear in its footsteps... In search of clues, the detective delves into the underground realm of the town called "Kuragari." There, the encounter with the black iron armored train and its commander, Tanne, will significantly shake the fate of the detective!
The film stars:
- Sōtarō: Kanda Hakusan
- Tanne: Tomoyo Kurosawa
- Saki: Yū Serizawa
- Command Team Leader: Setsuji Satoh
- Matsui: Shō Karino
- Inarizaka: Raikō Sakamoto
Tsukahara ("Code Geass: Akito the Exiled) designed the characters.
Team OneOne produced the animation.
The film Fantasia International Film Festival in August.
Kuramerukagari Trailer
The staff describes Kuramerukagari:
This is a story that weaves together people and a town. A coal mining town crowded with small-scale excavators, commonly known as the "hakoniwa." In this town that changes daily like a labyrinth, there's a girl named Kagari who runs a mapmaking business and a boy named Yuya who dreams of breaking free from the "hakoniwa." Eventually, the two, along with the unique residents of the town, find themselves confronting a conspiracy that shakes the entire town. The fate of the” hakoniwa" depends on Kagari's drawings on the map.
Tsukahara is credited for the original work, screenplay, and director of the film. Ayane Sakura as Kagari.
The Kurayukaba project's first crowdfunding ran from December 2018 to February 2019 to fund the pilot film. The campaign raised 6,901,864 yen ($63,000) from 397 backers: 276% of its 2,500,000 yen ($22,100) goal. The campaign reached its 4,000,000 yen ($35,300) stretch goal to create a one-minute video (the original goal was for a 30-second video).
Kuramerukagari adapts Ryohgo Narita's novella that was made available for those who backed the project at the "Rental Shop" tier (12,000 yen, or $110).
crowdfunding campaign for the film launched in April 2020, and it aimed to raise 20 million yen ($188,000) to fund a film at least 40 minutes long. The campaign ended in August 2020 with 8,798,500 yen ($79,513).
Source: Press release
