Source: Production I.G Production I.G has released SARUSUBERI: MISS HOKUSAI (????Miss HOKUSAI?), the new animated feature film from acclaimed Annecy-winning director Keiichi Hara (SUMMER DAYS WITH COO, COLORFUL). The movie is based on the original manga Sarusuberi by Hinako Sugiura, and it is scripted by Miho Maruo (COLORFUL).
CREDITS Japanese Theatrical Release: May 9, 2015 CAST O-Ei: Anne Tetsuzo (Katsushika Hokusai): Yutaka Matsushige Zenjiro (Keisai Eisen): Gaku Hamada Utagawa Kuninao: Kengo Kora Koto: Jun Miho O-Nao: Shion Shimizu Hatsugoro (Totoya Hokkei): Michitaka Tsutsui Sayogoromo: Kumiko Aso Manjido: Danshun Tatekawa STAFF Director: Keiichi Hara Original Story: Hinako Sugiura (from the manga Sarusuberi) Screenplay: Miho Maruo Character Designer / Key Animation Supervisor: Yoshimi Itazu Art Director: Hiroshi Ono Colour Designer: Satoshi Hashimoto 3DCG: Dandelion Animation Studio Director of Photography: Koji Tanaka Assistant Director: Masako Sato Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama Music: Harumi Fuuki, Yo Tsuji Animation: Production I.G Presented by: Sarusuberi Film Partners
About Production I.G
Started as the joint collaboration of visionary production manager Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and popular character designer Takayuki Goto, Production I.G was established on December 15, 1987. The company has produced a number of acclaimed feature films, OVA (original video animation), TV shows, and videogames. For their storytelling and quality of animation, GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995, directed by Mamoru Oshii, No. 1 in US Billboard Top Video Sales Chart 1996), JIN-ROH: THE WOLF BRIGADE (1999, directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, Jury`s Special Prize at Fantasporto 1999), and BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE (2000, directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo), have earned critical accolades in Japan and all around the world. INNOCENCE, directed by Mamoru Oshii in 2004, became the first Japanese animation feature ever to compete for the Palme d`Or at the Festival de Cannes. In 2008, Mamoru Oshii`s animated feature film, THE SKY CRAWLERS, was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 65th Venice Film Festival and won 3 awards at Sitges in the same year. The studio`s first 3DCG animation feature film, OBLIVION ISLAND: HARUKA AND THE MAGIC MIRROR (2009), directed by Shinsuke Sato was Animation of the Year at the 33rd Japan Academy Prizes.
For more information on SARUSUBERI: MISS HOKUSAI, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan: