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L'étoile de Paris en fleur Film's Teaser Reveals 2 More Cast Members
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Film distributor Shochiku began streaming the teaser trailer for Paris ni Saku Étoile (L'étoile de Paris en fleur or Étoile Blossoming in Paris), an original anime film from director Gorō Taniguchi (Code Geass, One Piece Film Red) and Arvo Animation, on Tuesday. The teaser announces two more cast members.
The newly announced cast members are:
- Lina Arashi (My Small Land) as Chizuru, a scion of samurai lineage skilled in the naginata blada, who is drawn into the world of ballet
- Taichi Saotome as Ruslan, a young Russian man who lives in the same Paris apartment building as Fujiko
The tagline in the teaser visual above reads, "I want to blossom, in this city."
Gorō Taniguchi (Code Geass, One Piece Film Red) is directing the film at Arvo Animation. Katsuya Kondō, a frequent character designer on Ghibli films such as Kiki's Delivery Service and Ponyo, is collaborating with Taniguchi for the first time by drafting the original character designs. Ami Tōma (Lonely Castle in the Mirror, live-action Chihayafuru -Meguri-) stars as Fujiko.
Reiko Yoshida (Violet Evergarden, Maria Watches Over Us, Kaleido Star) wrote the script, and Yū Yamashita (Bunny Drop, Love Me, Love Me Not) adapted Kondō's original character design for animation. Takayuki Hattori (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Martian Successor Nadesico) is composing the music.
The other staff members include:
- Researcher: Seiichi Shirato
- Art Director: Yūji Kaneko
- Color Key Artist: Akiko Shibata
- Compositing Director of Photography: Tsunetaka Ema
- Character Direction: Yuriko Chiba
- 3D CG Director: Hisayasu Kamiya
- Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
- Prop Design: Tomomi Ozaki
- Mechanical Design: Fumihiro Katagai
- Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
- Distribution: Shochiku
The film will open on March 13, 2026.
Source: Comic Natalie
