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Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©Kana Akatsuki, Kyoto Animation/Violet Evergarden Production CommitteeJapanese distributor Shochiku has provided information and large, high-res images for the anime feature film VIOLET EVERGARDEN - ETERNITY AND THE AUTO MEMORY DOLL - (???????????????? ?? -?????????-, Vuaioretto Evu?g?den Gaiden - Eien to Jid? Syuki Ningy? -). The movie is a side story to the popular Kyoto Animation anime VIOLET EVERGARDEN, revolving around a young girl burdened with the task of writing on someone`s behalf, sometimes called a `self-chronicling doll`. At the helm is Haruka Fujita, who served as series animation supervisor under television series director, Taichi Ishidate. Production was completed shortly before the arson attack on the Kyoto Animation studio. VIOLET EVERGARDEN - ETERNITY AND THE AUTO MEMORY DOLL - will have a three week limited theatrical run from September 6th to the 26th. STORY Isabella York (voice: Kotobuki Minako) attend a girl`s school which only accepts children from respectable families. Isabella make a promise with her father, but has lost hope for the future. Then Violet (voice: Ishikawa Yui), who has been employed as a tutor, presents herself to Isabella. CREDITS Japanese Theatrical Release: September 6, 2019 Running Time: 80 Minutes Cast Violet Evergarden: Yui Ishikawa Isabella York: Minako Kotobuki Taylor Bartlett: Aoi Yuki Claudia Hodgins: Takehito Koyasu Benedict Blue: Koki Uchiyama Cattleya Baudelaire: Aya Endo Staff Director: Haruka Fujita Original Story: Kana Akatsuki (KA Esuma Bunko/Kyoto Animation) Screenplay: Takaaki Suzuki, Tatsuhiko Urahata Producers: Shinichiro Hatta, Shinichi Nakamura, Kazusa Umeda, Megumi Suzuki, Shigeru Saito Supervisor: Taichi Ishidate Character Design: Akiko Takase Chief Animation Director: Akiko Takase Series Composition: Reiko Yoshida World Setting: Takaaki Suzuki Art Director: Mikiko Watanabe 3D Art: Joji Unoguchi 3D Director: Rin Yamamoto Art Design: Y?ka Yoneda Color Design: Yuka Yoneda Prop Design: Hiroyuki Takahashi Director of Photography: Kohei Funamoto Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka Music: Evan Call Theme Song: “Amy” by Minori Chihara Production Company: Violet Evergarden Production Committee Production Studio: Kyoto Animation Distributor (Japan): Shochiku International Sales: ABC Animation, INC. ©Kana Akatsuki, Kyoto Animation/Violet Evergarden Production Committee
Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©Kana Akatsuki, Kyoto Animation/Violet Evergarden Production Committee
Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©Kana Akatsuki, Kyoto Animation/Violet Evergarden Production Committee
Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©Kana Akatsuki, Kyoto Animation/Violet Evergarden Production Committee
Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©Kana Akatsuki, Kyoto Animation/Violet Evergarden Production Committee
Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©Kana Akatsuki, Kyoto Animation/Violet Evergarden Production Committee
Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©Kana Akatsuki, Kyoto Animation/Violet Evergarden Production Committee
Image courtesy of Shochiku. ©Kana Akatsuki, Kyoto Animation/Violet Evergarden 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.