After working with Makoto Shinkai, Yoshitoshi Shinomiya is debuting as a director for his first feature film.
The upcoming anime film, Hanarokushou Ga Akeru Hi Ni - A NEW DAWN, otherwise known as A New Dawn, is set to premiere within 2025. The movie has announced two additional cast members in its official website and X (formerly Twitter) account. The movie is the directorial debut of Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, who has collaborated with Makoto Shinkai in a number of his works such as Garden of Words and Your Name.
A New Dawn cast and staff
Miyu Irino, who voiced Mirai Kakehashi in Platinum End and Shoya Ishida in A Silent Voice is set to take on the role of Sentarou Obinata, while Takashi Okabe, who is known in Japan as a prolific actor in TV series like Shinjuku Yasen Byoin and Tora ni Tsubasa, will provide his voice for Eitarou Obinata.
The two voice actors for the main characters were previously revealed, those being:
- Keitarou Obinata - Riku Hagiwara
- Kaoru Shikimori - Kotone Fukuwara
A New Dawn is a Japanese-French joint production with Shinomiya and the French studio Miyu Productions. The character designer is Utsuhita, with Shohei Hamaguchi as the animation director, Ryoko Majima as the art director, and Shuta Hasunuma as the composer.
A New Dawn plot and other details
A New Dawn is yet to set an exact release date for both national and international theatres, but the movie is being pushed for a 2025 debut.
The plot of the movie according to A New Dawn’s official website is as follows:
"Those fireworks are a slice of the universe."
Tatewaki Fireworks, a fireworks factory located in a lush forest, is facing eviction due to the redevelopment of the town.
Tatewaki Keitaro has been holed up there for four years, devoting himself to making fireworks to complete the "Shuhari" - a legendary firework - in place of his father who disappeared.
Meanwhile, his childhood friend Kaoru, who lives in Tokyo, has left his hometown after an incident in the past, but as the eviction is about to happen, he visits the Tatewaki family.
The two meet again and come up with a surprising plan to uncover the secret of the lost fireworks.
The key to this lies in the beautiful blue pigment "flower verdigris".
