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Shikioriori Gets a New Trailer & Key Visual


Through the power of anime, fans will be able to get a glimpse of modern China.

Earlier today, the Shikioriori anime film’s official website updated with a key visual and a teaser trailer. We break the details down below:

Trailer

The 90-second promo offers a brief look at the film in action, passing over the three stories as theme song WALK by Vickeblanka plays in the background. The feature includes a brief preview of the character dialogue.

Key Visual

The visual features a shot of a street, which includes scenes and characters from the three stories arranged across three buildings.

Shikioriori Poster Visual

Shikioriori hits Japanese theaters on August 4.

The project, which is a co-production between CoMix Wave Films and Haoliners, will be an anthology film that covers three short stories. The three tales will focus around three core themes: food, clothing, and shelter. Each will also take place in a different Chinese city.

Shikioriori Key VisualThe features are as follows:

  • Hidamari no Chōshoku (Sunny Breakfast)
  • Chiisana Fashion Show (A Small Fashion Show)
  • Shanghai Koi (Shanghai Love)

Hidamari no Chōshoku

Director: Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing

Tells the tales of a young person working in Beijing, and a grandmother from the youth’s hometown.

Chiisana Fashion Show

Director: Yoshitaka Takeuchi

A tale of sisters living in Guangzhou.

Shanghai Koi

Director: Li Haolin

An homage to Makoto Shinkai’s 5 Centimeters Per Second, set in the 1990s.

The confirmed voice cast includes:

  • Shaomin (Hidamari no Chōshoku): Taito Ban
  • Irin (Chiisana Fashion Show): Minako Kotobuki
  • Lulu (Chiisana Fashion Show): Haruka Shiraishi
  • Steve (Chiisana Fashion Show): Hiroki Yasumoto
  • Rimo (Shanghai Koi): Takeo Ōtsuka
  • Shiaoyu (Shanghai Koi): Ikumi Hasegawa

Source: Comic Natalie

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