Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan, Production I.G Official Site: warnerbros.co.jp/giovanni (Japan) Warner Bros. Pictures Japan and Production I.G have released a new trailer and images from GIOVANNI`S ISLAND (???????, Giovanni no Shima), a new hand-drawn animated feature film directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (animation director on GHOST IN THE SHELL and GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE). Written by Shigemichi Sugita (FROM THE NORTHERN LANDS) and Yoshiki Sakurai (GHOST IN THE SHELL: S.A.C.), the film is based on true events, detailing the friendship between Japanese and Russian children on the island of Shikotan, occupied by the Soviet Union following Japan`s defeat in World War II. GIOVANNI`S ISLAND is presented by the Japan Association of Music Enterprises (JAME) to celebrate its 50th anniversary, and will be theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan on February 22nd.
CAST Junpei: Kota Yokoyama Tanya: Polina Ilyushenko Kanta: Junya Taniai Tatsuo: Masachika Ichimura Sawako: Yukie Nakama Hideo: Yusuke Santamaria Genzo: Saburo Kitajima STAFF Director: Mizuho Nishikubo Original Story: Shigemichi Sugita Screenplay: Shigemichi Sugita, Yoshiki Sakurai Character Design Concept: Atsuko Fukushima Character Designer and Key Animation Supervisor: Nobutake Ito Color Designer: Kumiko Yusa Supervising Art Director: Santiago Montiel Art Directors: Kunihiko Inaba, Kosuke Hayashi 3DCG: Eiji Inomoto Visual Effects: Hisashi Ezura, Akira Sato Director of Photography: Yumiko Nakata Editor: Junichi Uematsu Sound Director: Fusanobu Fujiyama Music: Masashi Sada Animation: Production I.G Presented by: Japan Association of Music Enterprises Production Cooperation: Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting Corp., FILM Co., Ltd. Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan International Sales: Production I.G
For more information on GIOVANNI`S ISLAND please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan: