Source: TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) Official Movie Site: toshokan-sensou-movie.com (Japan)

Japanese advance poster for LIBRARY WARS. © 'Library Wars' Movie Project

Toho will release the live action feature film LIBRARY WARS (?????, Toshokan Senso) on April 27, 2013. The movie is based on the Library War novels written by Hiro Arikawa, previously adapted as an anime series in 2008 and the animated film LIBRARY WAR: THE WINGS OF REVOLUTION (????? ??????, Toshokan Senso Kakumei no Tsubasa) in 2012. In 2019, public anger at media excess has led to censorship of television, newspapers, the internet, books, movies, and music under the `Media Betterment Act`. To fight the armed `Betterment Squads` that go around destroying objectionable materials, the nation`s libraries have formed their own para-military `Library Corps`. Iku Kasahara is a new recruit to the corps, where her instructor and squad leader is Atsushi Dojo. At first repelled by his by-the-book approach to leadership, she is gradually won over by his commitment to their battle for `books` and `the freedom to know`. Credits Japan Release: April 27, 2013 Starring Atsushi Dojo: Junichi Okada Iku Kasahara: Nana Eikura Asako Shibasaki: Chiaki Kuriyama Mikihisa Komaki: Kei Tanaka Satoshi Tezuka: Sota Fukushi Gen Nishina: Koji Ishizaka Maki Origuchi: Naomi Nishida Ryusuke Genda: Jun Hashimoto Staff Director: Shinsuke Sato Screenplay: Akiko Nogi Original Story: Library War by Hiro Arikawa Cinematography: Taro Kawazu Original Music: Yu Takami Production Company: Sedic International Production: "Library Wars" Movie Project (Kadokawa Shoten Publishing, Sedic International, Toho) Distribution: Toho International Sales: TBS