The film anime adaptation of "Kagami no Isogi" by Fukatsuki Tsujimura is now in the works! Won the most votes ever at the Honya Taisho (Bookstore Grand Prize)!
The best-selling novel "The Lonely Castle of Kagami" by Fukatsuki Tsujimura has been adapted into an animated feature film. It will be distributed by Shochiku and released in the winter of 2022.
The original work won the highest number of votes in the 15-year history of the Honya Taisho (Bookstore Taisho) Awards and was ranked No. 1, It will be adapted into a comic book and audiobook in 2019, and into a stage play in 2020, and continues to attract attention through a variety of media mixes.
It is a fantasy mystery that both adults and children are fascinated by, and has been supported by people of all ages, with a total of 1.25 million copies sold! This much-loved work will now be adapted into an animated feature film.
The main character is Kokoro, a junior high school student who has lost her place at school and has been shut up at home. One day, the mirror in her room suddenly begins to glow, and she is sucked into a mysterious castle-like building where seven people in a similar situation to Kokoro are gathered. Inside the castle, a secret key is hidden, and whoever finds the key will have their wishes come true.
Why were these seven gathered? Where on earth is the key? When all is revealed, the audience is both surprised and greatly moved.
A fantasy mystery of the highest purity that realistically depicts the delicate emotions and sensibilities unique to adolescence. This winter, a new milestone of a coming-of-age film that all generations, from children to adults, can relate to, will be born in the Japanese animation world as a gem of a moving work.
Original story "The Lonely Castle of Kagami" Awards
2018 Honya Taisho Award 1st Prize
Da Vinci Book of the Year 2017 [Novel Category] 1st Prize
The King's Brunch Book Award 2017 Grand Prize
The Saitama High School Librarian's Choice Book 2017, 1st Prize
The 11th Kanagawa School Librarian Award (KO Book Award) Grand Prize
Kumamoto School Library Grand Prize 2017 Grand Prize
The 2017 Keibundo Bookstore Literary and Art Book Award Grand Prize
The 6th Bukurog Target Novel Category Grand Prize [Novel Category] Grand Prize
Da Vinci Book of the Year 2021 [Literature Collection] 1st Prize
The Lonely Castle of the Kagami
The Lonely Castle of the Kagami
Winter 2022 Nationwide release
Original story: "The Lonely Castle of Kagami" (Poplar Publishing Co., Ltd.) by Fukatsuki Tsujimura
Distributor: Shochiku
Official website: #
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Kokoro, a junior high school student, loses her place at school and stays at home. One day, the mirror in her room suddenly begins to glow, and as if being sucked into the mirror, she finds a mysterious castle-like building. There, seven people in similar circumstances to Kokoro were gathered. Inside the castle, a secret key is hidden, and whoever finds the key will have their wishes come true.
Why were these seven gathered? Where exactly is the key? When all is revealed, you will be surprised and moved at the same time.
©2022 "The Lonely Castle of Kagami" Production Committee
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