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Mirai Film's English Dub Casts John Cho, Rebecca Hall, Daniel Dae Kim
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
U.K. anime distributor Mirai anime film on Thursday.
The cast includes:
- John Cho (Star Trek, Searching) as The Father
- Rebecca Hall (The Town, Christine) as The Mother
- Daniel Dae Kim (Lost, Hawaii Five-0) as The Great-Grandfather
Actress premiered at Los Angeles' Animation is Film Festival on October 19.
Anime Limited will debut the film in theaters on November 2 and November 4. Screenings on November 2 will be in Japanese with English subtitles, while screenings on November 4 will be English-dubbed.
screen the film in 700 U.S. theaters on November 29, December 5, and December 8. Screenings on Thursday, November 29 at 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday, December 5 at 7:00 p.m. will be English-subtitled, while screenings on Saturday, December 8 at 12:55 p.m. will be English-dubbed. GKIDS will also hold its own theatrical release in the United States on November 30.
International sales banner Man Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand.
The 100-minute film screened in competition at Annecy in June.
The film's story centers around a family living in a small house in an obscure corner of a certain city — in particular, the family's spoiled four-year-old boy KUN-chan. When KUN-chan gets a little sister named Mirai, he feels that his new sister stole his parents' love from him, and is overwhelmed by many experiences he undergoes for the first time in his life. In the midst of it all, he meets an older version of Mirai, who has come from the future.
Hosoda directed the film at his Yūichirō Saitō returned from Hosoda's earlier films.
Source: Anime Limited's website
