The official website for the Mononoke movie has revealed a new teaser and visual for the film. The trailer reveals the film's staff, the projected release date of summer 2024, and Hiroshi Kamiya as the new voice of the protagonist, the Medicine Salesman.
Mononoke – Film gets teaser and new information
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The film was scheduled for release this year, but it has been postponed. Along with the postponement announcement in February, the film's team also announced that Takahiro Sakurai will no longer reprise his role as the Medicine Salesman as originally planned.
Twin Engine stated in a press release:
The film “MONONOKE” is set in Ōoku (historically the women's quarters of Edo Castle) and attempts to portray the suffering and healing of women. Considering the story's perspective, we decided to change the cast of the Medicine Seller.
As previously announced, Kenji Nakamura will return to direct the Mononoke film, produced by Twin Engine. New team members include:
- Animation Production: EOTA
- Character Design: Kitsuneko Nagata
- Character Animation Designer, Chief Animation Director: Yūichi Takahashi
- Background Design: Yōichi Katohno
- Fund Directors: Akira Kuramoto, Yōko Saitō
- Color Design: Kunio Tsujita
- Visual Director: Yoichi Senzui
- 3D Director: Kenichi Shirai
- Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama
- Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
- Music: Taku Iwasaki
- Producers: Kimiaki Sato, Yūki Sudō
- Production Planning: Kōji Yamamoto
The anime Mononoke premiered in 2007 and aired for 12 episodes. The series is a spinoff of the anime Ayakashi – Samurai Horror Tales. Specifically, it follows the medicine seller from the "Bakeneko" (Goblin Cat) arc. The Mononoke anime has five arcs, the last of which is titled "Bakeneko".
Source: Official website
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