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Second “Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden” Movie Gets a Premiere Date


So, who’s going to be laughing now?

Earlier today, a stage event for the first Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden film, Ketsubetsu, Yamainu no Chikai (Parting, The Oath of the Yamainu). At the show, the staff revealed new details on the upcoming second movie in the trilogy.

The second film will be titled Donten ni Warau Gaiden: Shukumei, Sōtō no Fūma (Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden: Fate, The Double-Headed Fuma). The film is currently slated to open on June 9, 2018.

The first film hit Japanese theaters on Saturday.

Tetsuya Wakano was tapped to direct the first film at Wit Studio, with Kii Tanaka (Cheating Craft, Hundred) providing character designs. Eiji Umehara (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Beelzebub) wrote the feature’s script.

The confirmed voice cast includes:

  • Chūtarō Kumo: Tsubasa Yonaga
  • Tenka Kumo: Yūichi Nakamura
  • Soramaru Kumo: Yuuki Kaji
  • Rakuchō Takeda: Hiro Shimono
  • Seiichirō Takamine: Hiroki Yasumoto
  • Chenran Shi: Hiroshi Iwasaki
  • Hirari: Kenichi Suzumura
  • Abe no Sōsei: Kousuke Toriumi
  • Nishiki: Mamiko Noto
  • Botan: Rina Satou
  • Kiiko Sasaki: Sayaka Ohara
  • Zenzō Inukai: Takahiro Fujiwara
  • Shirasu Kenjō: Takahiro Sakurai
  • Mutsuki Ashiya: Yuuki Fujiwara

The original Laughing Under the Clouds manga received an anime adaptation, which aired in the Fall 2014 broadcast season. Hiroshi Haraguchi (Eureka Seven – good night, sleep tight, young lovers) directed the project at Doga Kobo, with Takao Maki providing character designs. Yuuya Takahashi (Luck & Logic) took charge of series composition on the project.

Funimation currently holds the rights to the Laughing Under the Clouds anime. They describe the series as:

When swords were outlawed in the Meiji era, the mighty samurais began to disappear. Those who rejected the ban rebelled, causing unrest throughout the countryside. To combat this criminal activity, an inescapable lake prison was constructed. Three young men, born of the Kumo line, were given the duty of delivering criminals to their place of confinement—but could there be more to their mission?

Two trailers for the first film were released in June to promote the feature. You can check them out below:

Source: Comic Natalie

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