{"id":37353,"date":"2022-05-26T09:52:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T16:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=37353"},"modified":"2022-05-26T09:53:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T16:53:03","slug":"inu-oh-coming-to-the-us-on-august-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2022\/05\/26\/inu-oh-coming-to-the-us-on-august-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Inu-Oh Coming to the US on August 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Masaaki Yuasa<\/strong>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?s=inu-oh\"><em>Inu-Oh<\/em><\/a> movie will be screened nationwide in the United States on August 12, distributor <strong>GKIDS<\/strong> has announced. The US release will come several months after the film&#8217;s Japanese premiere on May 28.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Inu-Oh<\/em> was previously screened at the 78th Venice International Film Festival and 46th Toronto International Film Festival. GKIDS announced back in July 2021 that the movie would come to US theaters in Summer 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Masaaki Yuasa&#039;s INU-OH | Theatrical Teaser Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E6J0Eb_h4kQ?start=33&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The film, based on <strong>Hideo Furukawa<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0<em>The Tale of the Heike<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Inu<\/em>\u2013<em>Oh\u2019s Episode\u00a0<\/em>novel, takes place in 14th century Japan. It follows the titular Inu-Oh, a historical figure of whom few life-chronicling documents have survived.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">GKIDS describes the film as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Born to an esteemed family, Inu-oh is afflicted with an ancient curse that has left him on the margins of society. When he meets the blind musician Tomona, a young\u00a0biwa\u00a0priest haunted by his past, Inu-oh discovers a captivating ability to dance. The pair quickly become business partners and inseparable friends as crowds flock to their electric, larger-than-life concerts. But when those in power threaten to break up the band, Inu-oh and Tomona must dance and sing to uncover the truth behind their creative gifts.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"37354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2022\/05\/26\/inu-oh-coming-to-the-us-on-august-12\/inuoh_postergkids\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids-scaled.jpg?fit=1728%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1728,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"inuoh_postergkids\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids-scaled.jpg?fit=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids-scaled.jpg?fit=691%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids.jpg?resize=691%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids-scaled.jpg?resize=691%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 691w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids-scaled.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1138&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids-scaled.jpg?resize=1037%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1037w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids-scaled.jpg?resize=1382%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1382w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C1031&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1582&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids-scaled.jpg?resize=284%2C420&amp;ssl=1 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/inuoh_postergkids-scaled.jpg?w=1728&amp;ssl=1 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><figcaption>\u00a92021\u201cINU-OH\u201d Film Partners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Inu-Oh<\/em>&#8216;s staff includes <strong>Akiko Nogi<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>The Voice of Sin<\/em>) as scriptwriter,\u00a0<strong>Taiyou Matsumoto<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Ping Pong\u00a0<\/em>mangaka) as original character designer,<strong>\u00a0Nobutake Itou<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Lu Over the Wall<\/em>) as character designer, and<strong>\u00a0Yoshimichi Kameda<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Mob Psycho 100<\/em>\u00a0character designer) and\u00a0<strong>Satoshi Nakano<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Pok\u00e9mon Sun and Moon<\/em>\u00a0character designer) as chief animation directors. Other staff include<strong>\u00a0Hideki Nakamura<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Fate\/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot Wandering; Agateram<\/em>\u00a0co-art director)\u00a0as art director,<strong>\u00a0Yuuko Kobari<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Great Pretender<\/em>) as color designer,<strong>\u00a0Yoshihiro Sekiya<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop\u00a0<\/em>co-photography director) as photography director, and\u00a0<strong>Ootomo Yoshihide<\/strong> (<em>The Blue Kite<\/em>) as music composer. <strong>Science SARU<\/strong>\u00a0is the animation production company.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Meanwhile, the cast includes Queen Bee lead vocalist\u00a0<strong>Avu-chan<\/strong>\u00a0as Inu-Oh,\u00a0<strong>Mirai Moriyama<\/strong>\u00a0as Tomona,\u00a0<strong>Tasuku Emoto<\/strong>\u00a0as Yoshimitsu Ashikaga,\u00a0<strong>Kenjirou Tsuda<\/strong>\u00a0as Inu-Oh\u2019s father, and\u00a0<strong>Yutaka Matsushige<\/strong>\u00a0as Tomona\u2019s father.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GKIDSfilms\/status\/1529847724220219398?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: initial\">@GKIDSfilms<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masaaki Yuasa&#8217;s Inu-Oh movie will be screened nationwide in the United States on August 12, distributor GKIDS has announced. 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