Another trailer and visual for the upcoming Lonely Castle in the Mirror movie have been released. The former features new footage and a better look at the film’s drama elements, as well as a preview of the theme song “Merry-Go-Round” by YUURI.
Lonely Castle in the Mirror is set to premiere in Japan on December 23. It is an adaptation of the 2017 Poplar-published novel (titled Kakami no Kojou/The Solitary Castle in the Mirror in the original non-translated version) by Mizuki Tsujimura, which was later translated into English by Philip Gabriel and released with the Lonely Castle in the Mirror title in 2021.
Penguin Random House describes the book as:
In a tranquil neighbourhood of Tokyo, seven teenagers wake to find their bedroom mirrors are shining.
At a single touch, they are pulled from their lonely lives into to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways, watchful portraits and twinkling chandeliers. In this new sanctuary, they are confronted with a set of clues leading to a hidden room where one of them will be granted a wish. But there’s a catch: if they don’t leave by five o’clock, they will die.
As time passes, a devastating truth emerges: only those who dare to share their stories will be punished.
The movie’s staff includes Keiichi Hara (Birthday Wonderland, Miss Hokusai) as director, Miho Maruo (Birthday Wonderland) as scriptwriter, Keigo Sasaki (The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited) as character designer and chief animation director, Ilya Kuvshinov (Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 character designer) as visual concept artist and lonely castle designer, and Harumi Fuuki (The Deer King) as music composer. A-1 Pictures is the animation production company.
Meanwhile, the cast includes Ami Tou as Kokoro, Takumi Kitamura as Rion, Sakura Kiryuu as Aki, Rihito Itagaki as Subaru, Naho Yokomizu as Fuka, Minami Takahashi as Masamune, Yuuki Kaji as Ureshino, Kumiko Asou as protagonist Kokoro’s mother, and Aoi Miyazaki as Kitajima-sensei.
Source: @kagami_eiga (1), (2)
