The official website for the film based on Mizuki Tsujimura 's novel , " Kagami no Kojou " ( Lonely Castle in the Mirror ), released a new trailer for it this Friday.
Thus, the trailer reveals the film's theme song, " Merry-Go-Round ," by Yuuri , and also introduces new voice actors who will be joining the cast.
Check it out:
In addition, the website released a new image for the film:
The new voice actors include: Akiko Yajima, Karen Miyama, Ayaka Yoshimura, and Anji Ikehata.
Kagami no Kojou premieres in Japan on December 23rd.
Ami Touma will then be voicing the protagonist Kokoro, after auditioning for the role.
In addition, other voice actors include:
- Sakura Kiryuu as Aki
- Takumi Kitamura as Rion
- Aoi Miyazaki as Kitajima-sensei
- Rihito Itagaki as Subaru
- Naho Yokomizo as Fuuka
- Minami Takayama as Masamune
- Yuuki Kaji as Ureshino
- Kumiko Aso as Kokoro's mother
Keiichi Hara (Colorful, Miss Hokusai, The Wonderland) is directing the film at A-1 Pictures . Miho Maruo, who wrote the screenplays for the Miss Hokusai and The Wonderland films, is writing the script. Keigo Sasaki (Blue Exorcist, ERASED, The Seven Deadly Sins) is designing the characters and is also the chief animation director. Russian artist Ilya Kuvshinov, who designed the character designs for The Wonderland, is credited with the visual concept and castle design. Shochiku is distributing the film.
Synopsis
The story follows Kokoro, a young girl who dropped out of school and isolated herself in her room after experiencing a traumatic event and developing anxiety attacks. One day she notices a glow in her mirror and, upon touching it, ends up in a fantasy world where a girl wearing a wolf mask exists.
Mizuki Tsujimura published the novel in Japan in 2017. It won the 2018 Japan Booksellers' Award, topped Da Vinci magazine's Book of the Year list in 2017, and ultimately won the grand prize at the 2017 King's Brunch Book Prize.
Source: ANN
