A collaboration video has been released between Gekijouban Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Bouki no Hihou (The Apothecary Diaries: The Movie) and TOHO-ONE, the membership service of the Toho Group.
The clip is a special episode of the mini-anime Nekone no Hitorigoto, subtitled “Explore the Charms of TOHO-ONE✨”. In it, Maomao and Jinshi appear in a cinema lobby, where Maomao — who has been researching TOHO-ONE ahead of the film’s release — explains the service’s benefits to Jinshi in her characteristically matter-of-fact way. The back-and-forth between a wide-eyed, curious Jinshi and a deadpan Maomao makes for a comedic watch.
The video began screening as an intermission feature at TOHO Cinemas locations across Japan from November 6.
Film Details
Gekijouban Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Bouki no Hihou opens in Japanese cinemas on Friday, December 11, 2026.
Staff
- Original Story: Hinata Natsu (Hero Bunko / Imagica Infos)
- Original Character Design: Minoji Kurata (しのとうこ)
- Director: Naganuma Norihiro
- Screenplay: Kakihara Yuko
- Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Nakatani Yukiko
- Color Design: Aida Misato
- Art Director: Miyake Masakazu
- Art Board: Tanji Takumi, TJ CG
- Producer: Machida Masaya
- Photography Director: Takeyama Atsushi
- Editor: Imai Daisuke
- Sound Director: Hata Shoji
- Music: Kamisama Satoru, Kevin Penkin, Okehazama Arisa
- Animation Production: TOHO animation STUDIO
Cast
- Maomao: Yuki Aoi
- Jinshi: Otsuka Takahiro
- Ginzan: Mikami Ai
- Muqing: Ise Mariya
- Mizuhebi: Ono Kensho
- Ruoqing: Sawashiro Miyuki
- Qiuyu: Watanabe Kumiko
- Mitaki: Tobita Nobuo
- Miizumi: Nojima Hirofumi
- Huashe: Saito Jiro
- Yongchang: Takeuchi Ryota
- Gaoshun: Konishi Katsuyuki
- Masan: Tachibana Ryumaru
- Luohan: Kirimoto Takuya
- Luoban: Toyonaga Toshiyuki
- Lusun: Uchiyama Koki
- Libai: Akabane Kenji
- Narrator: Shimamoto Sumi

