Movie "Mt. Gods" Taniguchi Jiro's interview before his death! Comments from celebrities including Mr. Shiro of "Yamanosumeki" are also available.

From the animated film "Mountains of the Gods," which will be released nationwide on July 8, a video interview with Jiro Taniguchi, the creator of the manga, before his death, and comments from celebrities have been released.

Did the mountaineer Mallory succeed in making the first ascent of Mount Everest?" In "Mountains of the Gods," the lone climber Hanyu and cameraman Fukamachi tackle the greatest mystery in mountaineering history as they attempt an unprecedented winter, oxygen-free solo ascent of the southwest face of Mount Everest. Taniguchi Jiro, who wrote the manga for this film and is also known for "Solitary Gourmet," passed away in 2017 before the film was completed.

⇒The animated film "Mountains of the Gods," completed by taking over the thoughts of "Solo no Gourmet" Taniguchi Jiro, will be released in July! The secret story of the production revealed with images and sketches.

⇒Click here for the screening schedule of the animation film.

This time, a rare video interview from the beginning of the production in 2014 has been released. Mr. Taniguchi said, "I am very much looking forward to the completion of the anime film. I have met the producers and directors of the staff several times and have felt their great enthusiasm for this anime, and I really hope that it will be realized. I really hope that it will be realized," he said in a tone that overflows with his gentle personality.

He also said, "I put a lot of effort into this work, so I am really looking forward to seeing it on film. If there is anything I can do, I really want to be a part of it," she said with enthusiasm.

Mr. Ostrello, a French producer who was fascinated by Ms. Taniguchi's manga "Ridge of the Gods" and made the animated version the biggest project of his life, approached Ms. Taniguchi with a letter expressing his fervent desire to make the film, and she readily agreed. In fact, Mr. Taniguchi went to France twice to participate in meetings to decide the direction of the art visuals. He actively gave advice to the director, who responded with satisfaction to the visuals as they solidified.

▲First meeting with producer Ostrello and others in Paris, June 2014

Video interview with Taniguchi Jiro

In addition, comments from celebrities have also arrived. Taniguchi Jiro's manga "Fluffy. The interview also features Yohei Sadojima, the editor in charge of Taniguchi Jiro's manga "Flurry," Shiro, an illustrator and manga artist who discovered the appeal of mountains through Taniguchi's original story and created the hit manga "Yamanosume," Isamu Tatsuno, a Montbell Group representative who is also a climber, and comedian and camp lover who owns his own mountain, "Baikingu," who is also a climber. Mizuki Nishimura of "Baikingu," a comedian who loves camping and owns his own mountain, and others shared their thoughts on Mr. Taniguchi and this film.

Yohei Sadojima (Editor, Representative of Cork Co., Ltd.)
The tension in the drama and the way of life of the men who bet on the mountains in Baku Yumemakura's and Jiro Taniguchi's works were well reproduced in the French animated film.
If Mr. Taniguchi were alive today, he would surely have watched this film and been moved by it.

Isamu Tatsuno (Montbell Group representative and mountaineer)
The story, which began with the investigation into the mystery of the Mallory disaster, beautifully depicts the adventurous spirit and struggles of a mountaineer who cannot be contained. The story is also a realistic work that takes full advantage of the characteristics of animation to provide details of the ascent that will appeal to mountaineering experts.

Shiro ■ (Illustrator, Manga Artist / "YAMANOSUME", "Kamera Hajimete Mo Mojimoni Desu ka?)
Onisla, Grand Joras, Everest... It was this work that taught me the charms of challenging mountains.
After so many years, it was unexpectedly adapted into an anime film, and that long and massive story was smartly put together into a wonderful work that condenses the charm of mountains.
Please enjoy the beautiful and true-to-life images of creaking flesh, which are at the same time poetic!

Mizuki Nishimura (comedian)
There were some breathtaking scenes in the climbing scenes, and the tense atmosphere drew me into the film more and more. What is it that drives this man obsessed with mountains? I was struck by the way he carried everything on his back and kept on going.

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The film won the César Award, France's equivalent of the Academy Awards, for Best Animated Film. The dubbing for "Mountains of the Gods" was done by a splendid cast of voice actors, including Mr. Takeo Horiuchi, Mr. Akio Otsuka, Mr. Ryota Osaka, and Ms. Asami Imai. With the greatest respect to manga artist Taniguchi Jiro, the curtain finally opens on this adventure mystery that connects the zines of his masterpiece.

[Film information
■Animation film "Mountains of the Gods
July 8, 2022 (Fri.) Shinjuku Piccadilly, Human Trust Cinema Yurakucho, and other theaters nationwide
Distributors: Long Ride, Tokyo Theatres
Official website: longride.jp/kamigami/

Director: Patrick Imbert
Based on the novel "Kami no Yamamine" written by Baku Yumemakura, illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi (Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.)
Japanese dubbed cast: Horiuchi Kento, Otsuka Akio, Osaka Ryota, Imai Asami
2021 / 94 min / France, Luxembourg / French / 1.85 VISTA / 5.1ch / Original title: LE SOMMET DES DIEUX / Dubbing translation: Noriko Mitsuse

<Story
The mountaineer Mallory may have made the first ascent of Mount Everest" is still an unsolved mystery. If the mystery is solved, history will be changed. Makoto Fukamachi, a photographer, is in Nepal when he witnesses a lone climber, Joji Hanyu, who disappeared many years ago, leaving with a camera believed to be Mallory's belongings. Fukamachi begins to follow the trajectory of Hanyu's life, hoping to find him and discover the mystery of Mallory. Eventually, their fates intersect, and they attempt an oxygen-free solo ascent of the southwestern face of Mount Everest in winter, an attempt that is thought to be impossible.

<Outline
The best-selling novel by author Baku Yumemakura was adapted into a manga by Jiro Taniguchi, whose overwhelming artistic ability has won him fans around the world!
The story is about the greatest mystery in the history of mountaineering: "Did the mountaineer Mallory succeed in making the first ascent of Mount Everest? The story follows Hanyu, a lone climber, and his cameraman Fukamachi as they attempt an oxygen-free solo ascent of the southwest face of Mount Everest in winter, an attempt that is considered impossible.
The production team of the hit animated film "Wolfwalker" has pursued realism to the limit to create a stunning visual depiction of life-threatening climbing scenes that would be impossible to recreate in live-action. In France, the film was screened in more than 300 theaters and drew more than 130,000 viewers, making it a blockbuster hit. Netflix has acquired the rights to distribute the film worldwide, but in Japan, the film will finally be released on screen, a rare opportunity. This summer, the film will make its long-awaited triumphant return.

© Le Sommet des Dieux - 2021 / Julianne Films / Folivari / Mélusine Productions / France 3 Cinéma / Aura Cinéma