The latest video of "Mononokai Karakasa the Movie" featuring the voices of the film's splendid cast, including Yuki Kaji, Jun Fukuyama, and Kenjiro Tsuda, is now available!

Mononokai" aired on Fuji Television's late-night anime program "Noitamina" in 2007. It is a popular work that ranked high among dozens of works in a fan poll held as a project for the 15th anniversary of "Noitamina". It is also the starting point for director Kenji Nakamura, who has created such unique works as "Flying Trapeze," "C," "Suspension Ball," and "Gatchaman Crows.

Last year, as one of the commemorative projects for the 15th anniversary of the broadcast of "Mononokai," a completely new theatrical project was announced, set in the inner palace. Animation production is by "EOTA," which unites the production studios of the Twin Engine Group. Within EOTA, there are many creator units of various sizes, and for "Mononokai the Movie," director Kenji Nakamura is leading the team.

⇒ The main character and medicine seller in "Mononokai the Movie" will be played by "Hiroshi Kamiya"! The film is scheduled to be shown nationwide in the summer of 2024! New visuals and a special report are now on view!

⇒Click here for the screening schedule of the anime movie!

The latest video "Special Trailer - Omote no maki (front page)" featuring the voices of the cast including Yuki Kaji, Jun Fukuyama, Daisuke Hosomi, Miyu Irino and Kenjiro Tsuda has been released from "Mononokai Karakasa the Movie". The cast has also provided their comments on the video, so be sure to check it out.

The latest video of "Mononokai Karakasa the Movie" has been released! The voices of the male characters have been revealed for the first time!

The latest video of "Mononokai Karakasa the Movie" "Special Trailer - Omote no maki" has been released.

This video starts with a cheerful narration by Sakashita (CV. Daisuke Hosomi), the Hiroshikiban of the "Nanatsukuchi" (the seven gates of the inner palace), which is a change from the special trailer and the main trailer, which were impressive with the screams and pained expressions of the female attendants. The male characters are introduced in a lighthearted, fast-paced manner. In addition, the voices of the splendid cast, including Yuki Kaji, Jun Fukuyama, Daisuke Hosomi, Miyu Irino, and Kenjiro Tsuda, were shown for the first time.

In the video, the roles of the "O-oku," the bureaucracy where the ladies work, and the "Omote," the place where the men conduct politics, and the "Nanatsukuchi," the entrance that connects the O-oku to the outside world, are also revealed in some detail.
There are also many stunning art cuts, including the Nanatsukuchi, which features pop paintings of large raccoon dogs and daruma dolls, a glamorous doorway leading into the inner chambers, and a mysterious underground altar where a large amount of water pools.

The film also discusses the existence of the festival that is the crux of the story and the mysterious rituals performed daily by the maidservants.
The inner chambers of the inner palace are abuzz with preparations for a big festival called "Oomochihiki," which is held to pray for the safe birth of the child to be born to Amago (CV. Miyu Irino), the symbol of the shogunate and the highest-ranking person in the house of the shogun, and his wife. The Oomochihiki, which is an important duty of the ladies of the inner palace, was supposed to be held two months ago, but was postponed, and Saburomaru (CV. Yuki Kaji) and Heiki (CV. Jun Fukuyama) were dispatched from the "Omote" to investigate. At the same time as the postponement, there is also information that a certain maid has disappeared, and Saburomaru's suspicions about Utayama, the general director of the Ooku, are deepening.
Furthermore, in order to receive the blessing of "Omizu-sama," a deity worshipped in the inner chambers, the maids perform a daily ritual of drinking water drawn from a well. The presence of a man named Hokuto Mizorogi (CV. Kenjiro Tsuda), a priest of the "Omizu-sama" faith, is also noteworthy.

Why was the "Omochibiki" ceremony postponed? Who is the missing maid?　As the mystery deepens, expectations for the theatrical release of the film grow higher and higher as to how the unique male characters will be involved in the story.

Special trailer - frontispiece

Comments from Yuki Kaji, Jun Fukuyama, Daisuke Hosomi, Miyu Irino, and Kenjiro Tsuda have arrived!

Comments have arrived from Yuki Kaji as Saburoumaru, Jun Fukuyama as Hiramoto, Daisuke Hosomi as Sakashita, Miyu Irino as Tenshi, and Kenjiro Tsuda as Hokuto Mizorogi.

Cast comments

Yuki Kaji as Saburomaru

I have been a fan of this series ever since I was shocked when I saw "Kakemono" of "Kai - ayakashi", the starting point of this series, broadcast in 2006.
It is a period drama, yet modern, and it portrays yokai and fascinates human beings at the same time.
Director Kenji Nakamura's one-of-a-kind direction is unforgettable once you see it, and it is alive and well in this film!
I played Saburomaru Tokita with all my heart. I played Saburomaru Tokita with all my heart. Please look forward to the release of the film!

Jun Fukuyama as Motoi Taira

My name is Jun Fukuyama, and I play the role of Hiraki.
I enjoyed "Mononokai" as a viewer, but I never thought I would be cast in it.
I am also grateful to have been given the opportunity to play the role of Hiraki, a role that I really enjoy playing!
I can't say much about it at this stage, but I'm sure it will be a very impressive production, so please come to the theater!

Daisuke Hosomi as Sakashita

I am very honored to be a part of the long-loved "Mononokai" production.
I am also grateful to be cast again in a film by Director Nakamura, with whom I have worked several times before.
I hope you will enjoy the role of Sakashita, who is in charge of security in the inner palace, but is also a bit mischievous and charming.

■Jiyu Irino as Tenko

A genius! I have been eagerly waiting for director Kenji Nakamura's new animation.
I am very happy to be able to participate in the work as a member of the Nakamura group.
I hope you enjoy the animation experience that only Mononokai can provide!

Kenjiro Tsuda as Hokuto Mizorogi

I am very happy to be able to participate in a work that is filled with the best of Japanese animation.
The worldview, characters, story, artwork, etc. are all unique and wonderful.
It was a pleasure to play the mysterious character Hokuto Mizorogi in this production.
Please come to the theater and enter the world of Mononokai.

(* Comment original)

Film information
Mononokai Karagasa the Movie
<Release Date>
July 26, 2024 (Friday)

<Staff> Director: Kenji Nakamura
Director：Kenji Nakamura
Character Design：Koiko Nagata
Animation Character Design/ Chief Animation Director：Yuichi Takahashi
Art Setup : Yoichi Kamitono
Art Director : Akira Kuramoto Yoko Saito
Color Design: Kunio Tsujita
Visual Director: Yoichi Izumizui
3D Director: Kenichi Shirai
Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama
Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
Music: Taku Iwasaki
Producer: Kimiaki Sato Yuki Sudo
Planning Producer: Koji Yamamoto
Production: EOTA
Production: Twin Engine

Theme Song:"Love Sick" by Aina the End (avex trax)

＜Cast

Medicine seller: Hiroshi Kamiya
Asa: Tomoyo Kurosawa Kame: Aoi Yuki
Kitagawa: Kana Hanazawa Utayama: Maomi Koyama
Otomo Button: Haruka Tomatsu Tokita Fuki: Yoko Hikasa
Awashima: Yuko Kaita Mugiya: Yukana
Saburomaru: Yuki Kaji Hiramoto: Jun Fukuyama Sakashita: Daisuke Hosomi
Tenko: Miyu Irino Mizorogi Hokuto: Kenjiro Tsuda

<Synopsis
Ooku is a special place, a "woman's garden" and an important bureaucracy, where men are forbidden.
Newly recruited maid Asa (Tomoyo Kurosawa) and Kame (Aoi Yuki) enter this place.
Asa is a brilliant and talented woman seeking to advance her career, while Kame is a woman seeking a place in the inner palace, a place she has always longed to be.
From day one, these two opposites are forced to participate in a "ritual" to become part of the group.
Utayama (Mami Koyama), a courtesan, puts the prosperity and perpetuation of the inner chambers first and organizes the ladies' maids, but there is something hidden behind her expressionless face. But behind her expressionless face, she is hiding something.
Finally, a decisive tragedy occurs, and the medicine man (Kamiya Hiroshi) follows the monster to the center of the inner chambers, but the sword that can cut and exorcise the monster must have the three elements of "form," "truth," and "reason" to be able to break the seal.
When the medicine seller comes in contact with the horrifying and sad truth hidden in the inner chambers, the ritual of exorcism and salvation begins...

Related Links
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