GKIDS Brings “Inu-Oh” the New Feature Film from Acclaimed Director Masaaki Yuasa to Theaters Nationwide on August 12th
NEW YORK (May 26, 2022) – Ride Your Wave, Keep Your Hands Off Of Eizokuen!), to cinemas nationwide starting August 12th. The film made its world debut at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, followed by a North American premiere at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival, marking the lauded director's first invitation to both festivals. Following the film's previous presentation as a work in progress at the 2020 Annecy Film Festival, Yuasa returns to Annecy honored as the patron of the 2022 Mifa campus. The visionary filmmaker will also present the new rock musical at a screening event at the festival.
Featuring character creation from manga artist Ping Pong the Animation, the musical animated feature tells the story of the friendship between the legendary 14th century Noh performer INU-OH, and the blind biwa player Tomona. As the two rise from hardship to stardom through their creative partnership, they also come to break each other's curse.
Animated by Japanese production company Mind Game, and most recently, Ride Your Wave.
SYNOPSIS
From visionary director Masaaki Yuasa, hailed by IndieWire as “one of the most creatively unbridled minds in all of modern animation," comes a revisionist rock opera about a 14th-century superstar whose dance moves take Japan by storm.
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 biwa priest 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.
Featuring character design by Taiyo Matsumoto (Tekkonkinkreet, “Ping Pong the Animation”) and awe-inspiring vocals by Mirai Moriyama, INU-OH is a glam-rock ode to the power of music and a forceful statement on artistic freedom from one of animation's singular talents.
About GKIDS
GKIDS is the producer and distributor of award-winning feature animation for both adult and family audiences. Since 2010, the company has scored an astounding 12 Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations with The Secret of Kells in 2010, A Cat in Paris and Neon Genesis Evangelion. GKIDS also hosts ANIMATION IS FILM (AIF), an annual LA-based film festival which embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form, and is a vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of the medium to its fullest range of artistic expressions. www.GKIDS.com
About Science SARU
Science SARU is a production company founded by Masaaki Yuasa and Tatami Time Machine Blues in September.
About ASMIK ACE, INC.
Asmik Ace, Inc. was established in 1985. In 2012, Shinya Tsukamoto's Venice Competition title TETSUO THE BULLET MAN, the live-action Ping Pong as well as anime adaptation of Tekkonkinkreet and Masaaki Yuasa's early work Mind Game. Its recent animation line-up includes Sumikkogurashi: Good to be in the corner franchise, a smash hit movie series in Asian countries, as well as Tatami Time Machine Blues.
www.inu-oh.com
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