The first Mamoru Hosoda film! The Dragon and the Freckled Princess" will be screened in Dolby Cinema from September 10 (Fri.)! Commemorating the box-office revenue of over 5 billion yen!

In commemoration of "The Dragon and the Freckled Princess" surpassing the 5 billion yen mark at the box office, the first Dolby Cinema screening of a Mamoru Hosoda film was decided.

Animation film director Mamoru Hosoda has created numerous masterpieces, including "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" (2006), "Summer Wars" (2009), "Wolf Children" (2012), "Bakemono no ko" (2015), and "Mirai no Mirai" (2018).
His latest work "The Dragon and the Freckled Princess," set in the internet world Hosoda once depicted in "Summer Wars" and featuring a teenage high school girl as the heroine for the first time since "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time," is currently in theaters.

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On August 20, about a month after its release, this film surpassed the 5 billion yen mark at the box office. It continues to increase its record, surpassing "Bakemono no ko" (box-office revenue: 5.85 billion yen), the highest record for a Mamoru Hosoda-directed film.

In response to the huge success of "The Dragon and the Freckled Princess," the film will be screened at Dolby Cinema, where the highest quality sound and images can be enjoyed, from September 10, 2021 (Friday).

Outline]
■"The Dragon and the Freckled Princess" Dolby Cinema version
Release date: Friday, September 10, 2021
Screening theaters:
Kanagawa Prefecture: T-Joy Yokohama
Saitama Prefecture】 MOVIX Saitama
Midland Square Cinema
MOVIX Kyoto
Fukuoka Prefecture】 T・Joy Hakata

Dolby Cinema is a high-dimensional fusion of the state-of-the-art HDR imaging technology "Dolby VisionTM " and stereoscopic sound technology "Dolby Atmos" with theater design (interior color, space design, seating arrangement) optimized for the movie experience. This is a premium cinema format that realizes the ultimate immersive cinema experience by integrating the high dimension of theater design (interior color, space design, seating arrangement) optimized for the movie experience.

The overwhelming acoustics allow the audience to enjoy every detail of the highly acclaimed sound, including the main theme "U" by millennium parade, which was ranked No. 1 on Oricon's weekly digital singles ranking for four consecutive weeks after its release. The Dolby Cinema screening, created by top creators not only from Japan but also from Hollywood and Europe, is a great opportunity to enjoy the immersive visual beauty of the "real world x virtual world".

The Dragon and the Freckled Princess" Trailer 2

Film Information
Animated film "The Dragon and the Freckled Princess

Release date: July 16, 2021 (Friday)
Original Story/Screenplay/Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Planning/Production: Studio Chizu
Production Manager: Studio Chizu Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Nippon Television Network Corporation Co.

＜Cast
Yoshiho Nakamura
Narita Ryo Someya Shota Tamaki Tina Ikuta Rira
Yoshiko Moriyama Michiyo Shimizu Fuyumi Sakamoto Yoshimi Iwasaki Yukiyo Nakao
Tomoyuki Morikawa Mamoru Miyano Sumi Shimamoto
Koji Yakusho / Ken Ishiguro ermhoi HANA
Ken Sato

＜Story
Suzu, a 17-year-old high school girl living in a country town in Kochi, a place rich in nature, lives alone with her father after her mother died in an accident when she was young.
Suzu loved singing with her mother more than anything else, but after her mother's death, Suzu is unable to sing anymore.

One day, when she was living only by writing songs, her best friend invited her to join <U>, a virtual world on the Internet where more than 5 billion people gather all over the world. ＜In <U>, one can create one's own alter ego, called an "As," and live a completely different life. Suzu was not supposed to be able to sing, but as an <As> named "Belle," she was able to sing naturally. Belle's songs quickly became the talk of the town, and she became popular all over the world as a diva.

On the day of Belle's large-scale concert, attended by hundreds of millions of <As>. Suddenly, with a roar, a mysterious being called a "dragon" appears before Belle. The concert is thrown into chaos by the violent and arrogant dragon. Belle approaches the dragon, wanting to know the secret of the great wound it carries. Meanwhile, the dragon also gradually opens his heart to Belle's gentle singing voice.

Soon, a worldwide search for the dragon's true identity (unveiling) ensues.

＜The "As," who call themselves the "Righteous," begin relentlessly pursuing the dragon as a disturber of the order of the "U." The dragon's true identity is sought by both the "U" and the real world. ＜While slander abounds in both the U and the real world, and the movement to eliminate the dragon from the two worlds accelerates, Belle hopes to find the dragon and save its heart.

Will the voice of Suzu, who lives in a corner of the real world, reach the only "someone" in the world?
When two worlds become one, a miracle is born.

Another reality. Another self. You are no longer alone.

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