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Live-Action The Anthem of the Heart Film Screens in Hong Kong
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Hong Kong film distributor Edko Films announced on Wednesday that it will hold two screenings of the live-action film based on The Anthem of the Heart (Kokosake or Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterun Da.) anime film in Hong Kong on Saturday (September 29), and on October 10.
The film opened in Japan in July 2017. The film ranked at #9 in its opening weekend in Japan.
Naoto Kumazawa (live-action Kimi ni Todoke, Kin Kyori Renai) directed the film. The movie filmed in Chichibu, where the story is set.
The official English website for the original anime film describes the story:
Jun is a girl whose words have been sealed away. She was once a happy girl, but because of a [certain thing] she said when she was very young, her family was torn apart. One day, the egg fairy appeared in front of her and sealed away her ability to talk in order to stop her from hurting anybody else. Since this traumatic experience, Jun lives in the shadows away from the limelight. But, one day she is nominated to become an executive member of the "community outreach council." On top of that, Jun is also appointed to play the main lead in their musical...
The anime film opened in Japan in September 2015.
The anime film reunited staff members from the anohana and Toradora! anime. Tatsuyuki Nagai (A Certain Scientific Railgun, Waiting in the Summer) again directed the film at the studio A-1 Pictures. Mari Okada (Maquia - When the Promised Flower Blooms, A Lull in the Sea, Hana-Saku Iroha) wrote the script, and Masayoshi Tanaka (Highschool of the Dead, your name.) designed the characters.
