The official website for the theatrical anime adaptation of Kanna Kii's Umibe no Étranger (L'étranger du Plage or The Stranger on the Beach) manga has announced the casting of Yu Shimamura as Shun and Mio's childhood friend, Sakurako.
The film will premiere in Japan in September 11, 2020.
Taishi Murata will voice Shun Hashimoto and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka will voice Mio Chibana.
Umibe no Étranger is BLUE LYNX's third project, after the Twittering Birds Never Fly and Given theatrical anime films.
STAFF:
Director/Script/Storyboard: Akiyo Ohashi at Studio Hibari
Supervisor/Character Designs: Kanna Kii
Distribution: Shochiku
Art Director: Yumiko Kuga (Studio Jack)
Color Designer: Kumiko Yanagisawa
Director of Photography: Tomoko Minobe
Editing: Masaki Sakamoto
Sound Director: Akiko Fujita
Sound Effects: Eiko Morikawa
Recording: Shu Gong Lin
Sound Production: Half HP Studio
Three years ago, Hashimoto Shun, a gay novelist in the making, met Chibana Mio, a very quiet high school student, in Okinawa. Mio had lost both of his parents and was often seen sitting on a bench until very late, watching the sea, near Shun's house. They slowly grew closer to one another, but Mio suddenly had to leave the island, to pursue his studies...
Three years later, Mio returns to Okinawa: "I've been thinking a lot these last three years... Even if he's a man too, I love Shun."
Will these two finally be able to take a step forward together?
The film will premiere in Japan in September 11, 2020.
Taishi Murata will voice Shun Hashimoto and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka will voice Mio Chibana.
Umibe no Étranger is BLUE LYNX's third project, after the Twittering Birds Never Fly and Given theatrical anime films.
TEASER TRAILER:
FIRST/SECOND VISUALS:
Director/Script/Storyboard: Akiyo Ohashi at Studio Hibari
Supervisor/Character Designs: Kanna Kii
Distribution: Shochiku
Art Director: Yumiko Kuga (Studio Jack)
Color Designer: Kumiko Yanagisawa
Director of Photography: Tomoko Minobe
Editing: Masaki Sakamoto
Sound Director: Akiko Fujita
Sound Effects: Eiko Morikawa
Recording: Shu Gong Lin
Sound Production: Half HP Studio
Three years ago, Hashimoto Shun, a gay novelist in the making, met Chibana Mio, a very quiet high school student, in Okinawa. Mio had lost both of his parents and was often seen sitting on a bench until very late, watching the sea, near Shun's house. They slowly grew closer to one another, but Mio suddenly had to leave the island, to pursue his studies...
Three years later, Mio returns to Okinawa: "I've been thinking a lot these last three years... Even if he's a man too, I love Shun."
Will these two finally be able to take a step forward together?