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Mononoke Anime Movie Releases Special Trailer With Extended Cast Details

The extended cast of the movie is also featured in the video.

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On Thursday, Twin Engine released a new special trailer, for the Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa (Paper Umbrella) anime movie. 

The “Omote no Kan” video emphasizes both the “omote” section, where males perform official responsibilities, and the “õoku” part within the palace reserved for ladies and their maidservants. 

The extended cast of the movie is also featured in the video.

The film will open in Japan on July 26, and stars:

  • Tomoyo Kurosawa as Asa
  • Aoi Yūki as Kame
  • Mami Koyama as Kayama
  • Kana Hanazawa as Kitagawa
  • Haruka Tomatsu as Botan Ōtomo
  • Yōko Hikasa as Fuki Tokita
  • Yūko Kaida as Awashima
  • Yukana as Mugitani
  • Yūki Kaji as Saburōmaru
  • Jun Fukuyama as Hiramoto
  • Daisuke Hosomi as Sakashita
  • Miyu Irino as Tenshi (Emperor)
  • Kenjirō Tsuda as Hokuto Mizorogi

The Mononoke movie is being produced at Twin Engine and will be directed by none other than Kenji Nakamura. The personnel also consists of:

  • Animation Production: EOTA
  • Character Design: Kitsuneko Nagata
  • Animation Character Designer, Chief Animation
  • Director: Yūichi Takahashi
  • Background Design: Yōichi Katōno
  • Background 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
  • Planning Production: Kōji Yamamoto

Twelve episodes of the Mononoke anime were broadcast when it debuted in 2007.

The anime series Ayakashi – Samurai Horror Tales is the parent of this offshoot. It focuses on the medicine vendor from the “Bakeneko” (Goblin Cat) storyline.

The anime Mononoke consists of five story arcs, the final one being called “Bakeneko.”

Source: ANN