A part of Ghost Cat Anzu‘s opening portion can now be viewed on the TOHO animation YouTube channel.
The anime movie is set to premiere in Japan on July 19 JST.
Ghost Cat Anzu is an adaptation of the manga by Takashi Imashiro, which was serialized from 2006 to 2007 in Kodansha’s Comic Bon Bon and collected into one tankoubon volume. The Japanese-French co-production was part of Cannes’ 2024 Director’s Fortnight lineup and utilizes rotoscoping. The synopsis reads:
Karin, 11 years old, is abandoned by her father at her grandfather’s house, the monk of a small town in the Japanese countryside. Her grandfather asks Anzu, his jovial and helpful although rather capricious ghost cat, to look after her. The meeting of cltheir strong characters causes sparks, at least at the beginning…
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Staff
• Director: Yoko Kuno (Land of the Lustrous episode director team member, “Magic” music video co-director, Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuuden co-character designer)
• Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita (Karaoke Iko!, Ichibyou saki no Kare)
• Animation production: Shin-Ei Animation and Miyu Productions
Cast
• Mirai Moriyama as Anzu-chan
• Noa Goto as Karin-chan
Source: TOHO animation channel
