Theatrical Animation Trilogy "Ajin" Announces Cast and Second PV!　Mamoru Miyano, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoshitada Otsuka, Takahiro Sakurai, Mikako Komatsu, etc.

The cast and the second PV of the anime film "Ajin" have been announced.

Ajin" is an animated feature film based on the manga series by Sakurai Gamon, serialized in Good! Polygon Pictures, which won worldwide acclaim for "Knights of Sidonia," will produce a trilogy of films. General director is Hiroyuki Seshimo of "Knights of Sidonia," director is Hiroaki Ando of "Short Peace," and series composition is by Koji Seko of "Seraph of the End. The science fiction suspense film features Kei Nagai, a high school boy who dies instantly in a car accident, but is revived immediately afterward and turns out to be an "subhuman," an unknown new creature that can never die.

The cast has now been unveiled. The main character, Nagai Kei, a high school student who has become immortal, is played by Mamoru Miyano; Kei's friend Kaito is played by Yoshimasa Hosoya; Tosaki, who belongs to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and pursues the Ajin, is played by Takahiro Sakurai; Sato, a mysterious man called Hat, is played by Hochu Otsuka; Izumi Shimomura, Tosaki's secretary and bodyguard, is played by Mikako Komatsu; Kouji Tanaka, who works together with Sato, is played by Daisuke Hirakawa, Kei's younger sister Nagai Keiko, who has been sickly since childhood and has been in and out of the hospital many times, is played by Aya Suzaki, and Ogra Ikuya, a biophysicist and the first person to study subhumans, is played by Hiroyuki Kinoshita. Comments below.

The second PV reveals that the subtitle of the first part is "Impulse" and that the release date is November 2015.

Mamoru Miyano
After I was told about the audition, I read the original story. I was simply overwhelmed by the overly novel setting and the shocking storyline... and before I knew it, I was engrossed in reading it. It was a big challenge for me, and I went into the audition with a lot of enthusiasm, absolutely wanting to play this role, so I am very happy to have been chosen as "Kei Nagai". I will "live" the role of Kei Nagai with all my might. The staff and cast are working hard to create a never-before-seen animation with an overwhelming story and visuals that incorporate the latest technology! Please look forward to it!

Yoshimasa Hosoya
When I read the original story, I was impressed by the scale of the film, as if it were a Hollywood movie. The recording was done by prescreening, with the actors imagining from the script, the director adjusting the play, and everyone involved working through a trial-and-error process. I really enjoy the atmosphere of togetherness. I can't yet imagine how it will turn out, but I have a feeling from the atmosphere on the set that it will be a large scale production. Please look forward to it!

Yoshitada Otsuka
I played the role of Sato, and in a word, I thought it was "interesting. I am thrilled when I speak the lines. It was quiet and thoroughly cruel, as if I was playing a reptile. Notice how quickly the story develops, changing in unexpected directions in the blink of an eye! First of all, it's scary. First of all, it's scary, both the story and the cast's speech. I hope you enjoy the madness that goes on forever!

Takahiro Sakurai
The feeling of "subhuman" is very strange. The pain, the fear, the heaviness, all of them were different from what I know. Is it possible to say that you are alive if you don't die? It is a work that makes you want to think philosophically. Please enjoy the sense of presence as if a black mass were jumping out from the world of images.

Mikako Komatsu
I am Mikako Komatsu, playing the role of Izumi Shimomura. Is it wrong to be a subhuman? How should subhumans live their lives? Just as each person leads a different life, no two subhumans are in the same situation. The cast tackles such battles with their realistic plays! As the story progresses...what will happen to the main character, Kei Nagai...? I am looking forward to seeing it!

Daisuke Hirakawa
I happened to have read the original story first. As soon as I started reading it, I was immediately attracted by the overwhelming power conveyed from the pictures and the storyline, which I could not predict what would happen next! I thought to myself, "This is an amazing work! If it were to be made into an anime, I would love to be a part of it," and I am very happy that it has come to fruition. I am very happy that it has come to fruition. I will do my best to express what the director told me at the beginning, that "soldiers are not murderers. I look forward to working with you!

Aya Suzaki
My name is Aya Suzaki, and I will be playing the voice of Nagai Keiriko. I was drawn into the world of the original story and read the latest issue in one sitting while being kept on the edge of my seat. The film was recorded using the prescreening method, so I can feel the cast members' breathing, and I am sure that the finished product will be full of realism. I myself am looking forward to seeing the finished version. Please look forward to it!

Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Subhumans" are a new species of human beings who will never die. Every human being tries to live his or her whole life because everyone will die someday. Fear of death makes us try our best to live in the present. Every culture, religion, and morality created by human beings is death-conscious. What kind of people are subhumans who have been freed from death, and how will the rest of humanity deal with them? ・・・・・・ A grand drama of subhuman vs. human will unfold. Please stay tuned.