The Promised Neverland (film)
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| Directed by | Yūichirō Hirakawa |
| Written by | Noriko Goto |
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| Cinematography | Keisuke Imamura |
| Edited by | Nobuyuki Ito |
| Music by | Masahiro Tokuda |
Production company | Office Crescendo |
| Distributed by | Toho (Japan) |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Promised Neverland (Japanese: 約束のネバーランド, Hepburn: Yakusoku no Nebārando) is a 2020 Japanese film directed by Yūichirō Hirakawa and produced by Fuji Television, Shueisha and Toho. It is an adaptation of the manga series of the same name, created by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu and published by Shueisha.
Plot
Emma and her siblings, all orphans, were placed in a special institution when they were very young. Although their freedom is limited and the rules are sometimes a bit strict, the children lead happy lives at Grace Field House orphanage, and the woman they call "Mum" takes care of them. and gives them all the love a mother could give her children. But one evening, after the departure of one of theirs, Emma and Norman discover that the children of this orphanage are delivered to demons, with the consent of "Mom". To survive, they will have to be resourceful and try to escape.
Cast
- Minami Hamabe as Emma
- Jyo Kairi as Ray
- Rihito Itagaki as Norman
- Kitagawa Keiko as Isabella
- Watanabe Naomi as Krone
- Asada Halo as Conny
- Shibazaki Fuga as Nat
- Ando Miyu as Gilda
- Santoki Soma as Don
- Matsuzaka Tori as Peter Ratri
- Yurito Mori as Phil
- Leilani Matsumoto as Anna
- Adinan as Dominique
- Motota Mizoguchi as Thomas
- Kousei Kimura as Lanion
- Kit Furuhashi as Marc
- Misora Shimura as Alicia
- Girard Sara as Ivet
- Rupert Palmer as Chris
- Shizuku Ota as Sherry
- Haruka Sato as Jasper
- Sayuki Miyajima as Manya
- Risa Kaneko as Nina
- Ariana as Gemima
- Nbaiare as Chamberlain
- Svediozas as Damdin
- Domerichi Eden Kina as Naira
- Dahlia N as Vivian
- Poésie Yano as Carol
Production
The film was announced on September 2019, with a planned release date in December 2020.[1][2] it was announced that Yūichirō Hirakawa would direct the film with Noriko Gotou handling the film's script. Some settings have been changed from the original, such as the age at which orphans are "shipped" has been raised from 12 to 16 and the appearance of Peter Ratri played by Tori Matsuzaka. Japanese rock band Zutomayo performed the film's theme song "Tadashiku Narenai" (正しくなれない, "It Can't Be Right").
Production took place in Japan, and the filming occurred in the Important Cultural Property of Japan. The Grace Field House was photographed by adding a set to Tenkyokaku in Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture, the scenes such as the forest around the house was taken in Nagano Prefecture, Chino, Fujimi and Ina.
References
- ^ ego, loo (September 26, 2019). "The Promised Neverland Manga Gets Live-Action Film in Winter 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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External links
- Official website (in Japanese)