The anime film Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Japanese title: Chō Kaguya-hime!), directed by Shingo Yamashita, will end its theatrical run in Japan on June 18. Special stage events will follow on June 19 in Kanagawa Prefecture and Tokyo.
Impressive Box Office Performance
In its 13th weekend since release, the film earned around 27,652,100 yen (about US$173,800) from Friday to Sunday. Its cumulative total stood at 2,526,627,600 yen (about US$15.88 million) as of May 17. Its 11th weekend was the last time the film ranked in the box office Top 10.
The film began a limited theatrical run on February 20, with tickets quickly selling out and many theaters adding more than 10 screenings per day. Its run was later extended beyond the original plan. Netflix began streaming the film on January 22.
Synopsis
Tsukuyomi is a virtual world where people gather to dream and create. Iroha Sakayori, a 17-year-old high school student in Tokyo, juggles school and part-time work. She relaxes by following the popular streamer Yachiyo Runami, who manages the virtual space called Tsukuyomi.
One day on her way home, Iroha finds a utility pole glowing with a strange rainbow light. A cute baby appears from it, and Iroha cannot leave the child behind, so she takes the baby home. Before long, the baby grows until she is the same age as Iroha.
“Are you Princess Kaguya?”
The grown Kaguya has a willful personality, but after her earnest request, Iroha helps her begin streaming in Tsukuyomi. Iroha serves as producer and songwriter, while Kaguya becomes a streamer and singer. The two gradually grow closer, unaware that a dark force is waiting to take Kaguya back to the moon.
Voice Cast
- Yūko Natsuyoshi — Kaguya
- Anna Nagase — Iroha
- Saori Hayami — Yachiyo
- Rie Kugimiya — Fushi, Yachiyo’s fluffy sea-creature partner
Staff and Theme Songs
Shingo Yamashita, known for works such as Pokémon: Twilight Wings, openings for Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man and the 2022 Urusei Yatsura, makes his feature-film directorial debut through a collaboration between Studio Chromato and Studio Colorido. Character design is handled by Hechima (The Idolmaster Gakuen) and Akihiro Nagae (Drifting Home), with Hechima responsible for Tsukuyomi-world designs and Nagae overseeing real-world characters.
The film’s theme song is “Ex-Otogibanashi” (Ex-Fairy Tale), performed by Saori Hayami as Yachiyo and composed by Ryo (supercell). The film also features songs by several well-known Vocaloid producers, including kz (Livetune), 40mP, HoneyWorks, Aqu3ra and yuigot.
Manga and Novel
The film has a manga adaptation by Tarō Yoneda, whose first two chapters launched in Kadokawa’s Comptiq magazine on January 9. It also has a novel written by Naruto Kiriyama with illustrations by Asao Urata, released on January 30 with Yamashita supervising the content.
Source: ann_jp
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