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GKIDS, the acclaimed distributor of multiple Academy Award-nominated animated features, and Fathom Events announced today that the latest feature from Japan's STUDIO4°C (known for Tekkonkinkreet, MFKZ, Mind Game, Animatrix, Batman: Gotham Knight, and others), Children of the Sea is coming to select U.S. cinemas this spring. Directed by Ayumu Watanabe (Space Brothers), featuring a score by award-winning composer and longtime Studio Ghibli collaborator Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro). The gorgeously-animated Children of the Sea, is adapted from Daisuke Igarashi's manga of the same name, which won the Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival.
GKIDS and Fathom Events will present Children of the Sea on Monday, April 20 (English subtitled) and Wednesday, April 22 (dubbed in English), and will be followed by a limited theatrical release by GKIDS starting April 24. In addition to the full feature, audiences will view a special interview with director Ayumu Watanabe and CGI director Kenichiro Akimoto. |
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