A new movie in the Mononoke franchise is in production, according to film star Hiroshi Kamiya, who joined the cast as the Medicine Seller in the new Mononoke: Karakasa anime movie. Kamiya said that he was recording lines for the sequel during a stage greet event for the new movie, released on July 24 in Japan.
According to Hiroshi Kamiya, he will be recording on Sunday for a “second chapter” titled Hinezumi (which could be romanized as “Kaso”), meaning “fire rat.” It is worth noting that on Mononoke the Movie: Karakasa‘s premiere, the phrase “Hinezumi” also appeared. As of this writing, the official website for Mononoke and its social media pages haven’t confirmed the potential film sequel.
The recently released Mononoke the Movie: Karakasa movie was animated by Studio EOTA under the direction of Kenji Nakamura. Kitsuneko Nagata designed the characters, while Yuichi Takahashi served as the animation character designer and chief animation director. The rest of the staff included:
- Background Art Designer: Youichi Katoono
- Background Art Director: Akira Kuramoto, Yoko Saito
- Color Designer: Kunio Tsujita
- Visual Director: Yoichi Senzui
- 3D Director: Kenichi Shirai
- Editor: Shigeru Nishiyama
- Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
- Original Score: Taku Iwasaki
The Mononoke series began as a TV anime by Toei Animation which aired for 12 episodes from July to September 2007. Kenji Nakamura directed it, with a screenplay by Ikuko Takahashi (episodes 1-2, 10-11) Chiaki Konaka (episodes 3-5, 8-9), Manabu Ishikawa (episodes 6-7), Michiko Yokote (episode 12). The series received four manga adaptations, the first one in 2008, the second titled Mononoke -Umibozu- in 2014, the third (Mononoke -Zashiki Warashi-) in 2015, and the fourth (Mononoke -Nue-) in 2016. Two stage play adaptations were also released.
Twin Engine describes the plot as:
Appearing out of nowhere where the Mononoke is born, he slashes, exorcises, calms, and saves the Mononoke—a mysterious man, the “Medicine Seller.” This time, Medicine Seller appears in the “Ooku” where women’s grudges swirl. What is the real nature of the “female grudges” that hide in the world of gorgeousness and majestic beauty, and the “Mononoke” that is born there?
Source: Cinema Today (via ANN), Official Website
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