The official premiere date for Suzume No Tojimari is fast approaching, and according to the movie's director, fans can check out a sneak peek next week.
Makoto Shinkai posted an announcement that all the work on Suzume No Tojimari has been completed, also providing a preview picture of his editing setup. The post also revealed that the opening 12 minutes of the new film will air in Japan on Oct. 28. The footage will be shown as part of a rebroadcast of Your Name, one of Shinkai's most successful and iconic projects.
Produced by CoMix Wave Films (Weathering WithYou) and distributed by Toho, Suzume No Tojimaru follows the titular 17-year-old girl's journey after she discovers an odd door. After being opened, the door releases a devastating series of disasters all across Japan, resulting in Suzume setting out to locate and close them all, notably with the help of a mysterious but beautiful stranger. Nanoka Hara will make her voice-acting debut as the main character. Other members of the cast include Sairi Itō (Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!), Shōta Sometani (BELLE), Hokuto Matsumura (live-action xxxHOLiC) and Kana Hanazawa (Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story).
Suzume No Tojimaru Offers a Deeper Preview
The forthcoming 12 minutes of film footage will not be viewers' and anime fans' first glimpse of what Suzume No Tojimaru has in store. Multiple trailers have been released, spotlighting different aspects of the movie. The first trailer highlights the film's haunting theme song, "Suzume," which is performed by TikTok singer Toaka. It also showcases several of the story's locations and, of course, the strange door at the center of the narrative's mystery. The second one features actual dialogue and depicts some of the film's other fantastical elements, including a talking cat.
Even though Suzume No Tojimaru hasn't premiered in theaters yet, two adaptations have already been produced. A novelization, which Shinkai penned himself, dropped back in August with a portion of the story being distributed at the Kadobun Summer Fair in June. The Suzume No Tojimaru manga will begin its serialization in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine next week on October 25. Denki Amashima is providing the illustrations.
Suzume No Tojimaru will debut in Japan on Nov. 11. Crunchyroll has revealed it will distribute the movie in North America sometime in early 2023. Moreover, the streaming service is teaming up with Sony Pictures and Wild Bunch International to eventually release the film in Latin America, South America, Australia/New Zealand, the Middle East, Africa and multiple parts of Europe.
Source: Twitter, via Crunchyroll