The 2021 anime film The Deer King announced its English dub cast, as well as a limited theatrical release in the United States. Fan screenings for the film will be made on June 13 and 14, followed by a limited nationwide run on June 15.
GKIDS is distributing The Deer King English dubbed version, with the cast as follows:
- Van – Ray Chase
- Hohsalle – Griffin Puatu
- Sae – Erica Schroeder
- Yuna – Luciana VanDette
- Tohlim – Doug Stone
- Aquafa King – Neil Kaplan
- Kenoi – Frank Todaro
- Makokan – Luis Bermudez
- Ohfan – Keith Silverstein
- Yotalu – Chris Hackney
- Utalu – Doug Erholtz
- Shikan – Xander Mobus
- Van’s Wife – Larissa Gallagher
- Van’s Son – Michael Deaner
- Tohma – Stefan Martello
- Ohma – Steve Kramer
- Ohma’s Wife – Edna Larsen
- Kiya – Larissa Gallagher
- Yoki – Marc Thompson
- Yoki’s Wife – Stephanie Sheh
- Yoki’s Son – Michael Deaner
- Hohsalle’s Assistant – Grant George
- Kazan Woman – Stephanie Sheh
The film was animate by studio Production I.G, and directed by Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji. The movie marks Ando’s directorial debut, after working on titles such as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Paprika. The Deer King is based on a novel by Nahoko Uehashi, which was published by Kadokawa in two volumes in September 2014. It was then republished in four reprinted volumes between June and July 2017. A manga adaptation was then published on Kadokawa’s Shoten’s Young Ace Up website between July 2021 and March 2022.
GKIDS describes the plot as:
In the aftermath of a brutal war, former soldier Van toils in a mine controlled by the ruling empire. One day, his solitary existence is upended when a pack of wild dogs carrying a deadly and incurable disease attack, leaving only Van and a young girl named Yuna as survivors. Finally free, the pair seek out a simple existence in the countryside but are pursued by nefarious forces. Intent on protecting Yuna at all costs, Van must uncover the true cause of the plague ravaging the kingdom—and its possible cure.
Source: GKIDS Press Release
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