Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below

Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below
Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below
Directed by Makoto Shinkai
Produced by Makoto Shinkai
Written by Makoto Shinkai
Music by Tenmon
Studio CoMix Wave Inc.
Distributed by Media Factory
Release date(s) May 7, 2011 (2011-05-07)
Running time 116 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below (星を追う子ども Hoshi o Ou Kodomo?, lit. "Children Who Chase Stars") is a Japanese anime film created and directed by Makoto Shinkai, following his previous work 5 Centimeters per Second. This film is planned to be his longest animation film to date and is described as a "lively" animated film with adventure, action, and romance centered on a cheerful and spirited girl on a journey to say "farewell". The film was released in Japan on May 7, 2011.[1][2] It will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on November 25, 2011.[3]

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Plot

The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster and saved mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.

Development

Shinkai spent 2008 in London, after the completion of 5 Centimeters per Second. He returned to Japan in 2009 to start work on his next project. He released two concept drawings for this film in December 2009 and noted that most of his works in the past decade were stories about characters who have to part ways with those they hold dear, but he wanted to take that theme further and wanted to deal more specifically on how to overcome that loss.[1]

In November 2010 he revealed critical information about Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below such as the title, plot summary, release date, and a teaser trailer. As with his previous films, Shinkai is the director and screenplay writer. Takayo Nishimura is designing the characters and overseeing the animation process. Takumi Tanji is directing the art, and musical composer Tenmon is collaborating with Shinkai again.[2]

Before the movie's release in May 2011, manga adaptations will begin serialization in April 2011 in the first issue of the new magazine Monthly Comic Gene and in Monthly Comic Flapper, both by Media Factory.[4][5]

Characters

  • Asuna Watase - an 11 to 12 year old girl who has been forced to grow up quickly due to the loss of her father.
  • Ryūji Morisaki - Asuna's substitute teacher who wishes to bring back his wife from the dead with the power of Agartha. He is a father figure to Asuna.
  • Shun - a mysterious boy from the Agartha who Asuna takes a liking to.
  • Shin - Shun's younger brother

Cast

References

  1. ^ a b "Distant Star's Shinkai Posts Images for Next Anime". Anime News Network. 2009-12-24. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-24/distant-star-shinkai-posts-images-from-next-anime/. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 
  2. ^ a b "Makoto Shinkai's Hoshi o Ou Kodomo Film Dated for 2011". Anime News Network. 2010-11-06. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-06/makoto-shinkai-hoshi-o-ou-kodomo-film-dated-for-2011. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 
  3. ^ "『星を追う子ども』公式サイト／新海 誠 最新作". CoMix Wave Films. 2011-09-04. http://www.hoshi-o-kodomo.jp/top.php. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
  4. ^ "オリジナル連載第5弾＆メディアミックスタイトル連載決定!!" (in Japanese). Media Factory. February 10, 2011. http://www.comic-gene.com/blog/?m=20110210. Retrieved February 11, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Makoto Shinkai's New Hoshi o Ou Kodomo Film Gets Manga". Anime News Network. February 10, 2011. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-10/makoto-shinkai-new-hoshi-o-ou-kodomo-film-gets-manga. Retrieved February 11, 2011. 

External links

v · d · eThe works of Makoto Shinkai
Films
Voices of a Distant Star (2002) • The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004) • 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007) • Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below (2011)
Short works
She and Her Cat (1999) • A Gathering of Cats (2008)
Game movies
Bittersweet Fools (2001) • Wind: A Breath of Heart (2002) • Haru no Ashioto (2004) • Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two. (2006)

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