A WHISKER AWAY (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mirai Shida (The Wind Rises), Natsuki Hanae (I’ve Always Liked You), Hiroaki Ogi (Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims), Kōichi Yamadera (Ghost in the Shell), Ayako Kawasumi (King of Thorn), Daisuke Namikawa (K: Missing Kings), Kenshô Ono (A Silent Voice), Minako Kotobuki (After School Midnighters), Sayaka Ohara (Your Name), Susumu Chiba (Gintama the Movie: The Final Chapter – Be Forever Yorozuya)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jun’ichi Satô (Junkers Come Here) and Tomotaka Shibayama (film debut), directors; Mari Okada (The Anthem of the Heart), writer; producers TBA; Yorushika (film debut), composer; editor TBA

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Miyo Sasaki (Shida) is a second-year junior high student who falls in love with her classmate Kento Hinode (Hanae). As she tries to get his attention, she discovers a mask that can magically transform her into a cat, but soon she realises that if she keeps using it, she may never become human again…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The second feature anime from Studio Colorido is an unpredictable coming-of-age fantasies that fans of the animation style will be enchanted with.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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