Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©2019 Ohji Kouji/Kyoto Animation/Iwatobi Fan Club RW the Dream Production CommitteeSource: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: iwatobi-sc.com (Japan)
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Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©2019 Ohji Kouji/Kyoto Animation/Iwatobi Fan Club RW the Dream Production CommitteeJapanese distributor Shochiku has provided information and large, high-res images for the anime feature film FREE! -ROAD TO THE WORLD- THE DREAM (??? Free!-Road to the World-?, Gekij?-ban Fur?! -Road to the World- Yume). This theatrically released movie is a rebuild of the popular television anime series FREE! -DIVE TO THE FUTURE-, which detailed the story of youths who dedicated their adolescence to swimming. The production by Kyoto Animation portrays young people who are thoroughly committed to swimming and striving towards their dreams. STORY Haruka (Nobunaga Shimazaki) and Makoto (Tatsuhisa Suzuki) have entered university where they are reunited with teammates from their middle school days; Asahi (Toshiyuki Toyonaga) and Ikuya (Koki Uchiyama). Looking at Ikuya, Haruka senses a problem and decides to help him somehow. CREDITS Japanese Theatrical Release: Friday, July 5, 2019 Running Time: 99 Minutes Cast Haruka Nanase: Nobunaga Shimazaki Makoto Tachibana: Tatsuhisa Suzuki Rin Matsuoka: Mamoru Miyano Asahi: Toshiyuki Toyonaga Ikuya: Koki Uchiyama Staff Director: Eisaku Kawanami Storyboards: Masahiro Yokotani Character Design: Futoshi Nishiya Chief Animation Director: Futoshi Nishiya Art Director: Shingo Kasai Production Company: RW the Dream Production Committee Production Studio: Kyoto Animation, Animation Do Distributor (Japan): Shochiku International Sales: ABC Animation, INC. ©2019 Ohji Kouji/Kyoto Animation/Iwatobi Fan Club RW the Dream Production Committee
Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©2019 Ohji Kouji/Kyoto Animation/Iwatobi Fan Club RW the Dream Production Committee
Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©2019 Ohji Kouji/Kyoto Animation/Iwatobi Fan Club RW the Dream Production Committee
Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©2019 Ohji Kouji/Kyoto Animation/Iwatobi Fan Club RW the Dream Production Committee
Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©2019 Ohji Kouji/Kyoto Animation/Iwatobi Fan Club RW the Dream Production CommitteeAbout Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Shochiku traces its origins to 1895 when Takejiro Otani presented his first stage play. They also produced the first color motion picture in Japan, and have expanded into TV dramas, video contents, Kabuki presentation, theater operations, and real estate. The company has become a symbol of enduring tradition as the exclusive promoter of the Kabuki theater in Japan as well as widely known as the creator of the world’s longest-running feature film series, TORA-SAN. The company is making all possible efforts to develop business in various fields, including multimedia and co-productions, across generation, national, and cultural borders.