The Mononoke franchise announced a three-part movie plan, after the sequel was teased by Hiroshi Kamiya, who voices Medicine Seller. The second chapter of the new story will be released in Japanese theatres on March 14, 2025.
Director Kenji Nakamura explained that while the theme of the Medicine Man will still prevail in the subsequent films, the two other films will have a different story trajectory compared to Mononoke the Movie: Karakasa. Kamiya said that the second movie was titled Hinezumi (could be romanized as “Kaso”), meaning “fire rat,” and that he was recording the lines.
The recently released Mononoke: Karakasa movie was animated by Studio EOTA with character designs by Kitsuneko Nagata, while Yuichi Takahashi served as the animation character designer and chief animation director. The staff also 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. It 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: Official Website
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