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Kanji | 劇場版 はいからさんが通る |
Revised Hepburn | Gekijōban Haikara-san ga Tōru |
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Screenplay by | Kazuhiro Furuhashi |
Based on | Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern by Waki Yamato |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Takeo Ogiwara |
Edited by | Ayako Tan |
Music by | Michiru Ōshima |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Japan |
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Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern [lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese two-part animated romance film based on a manga series of the a same title written and illustrated by Waki Yamato. Part 1 was directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and Part 2 by Seimei Kidokoro, while both films were written by Furuhashi, produced by Nippon Animation, and distributed by Warner Bros. Japan. The two-part film stars the voices of Saori Hayami and Mamoru Miyano. The first film, Part 1, [lower-alpha 2] was released in Japan on November 11, 2017, and the second film, Part 2, [lower-alpha 3] on October 19, 2018. [3]
Raised by a single father who is also an army general, Benio is a tomboy with qualities that are deemed not feminine, and proclaims herself to be a modern woman. Her grandmother sets her up in an arranged marriage with an army lieutenant Shinobu Ijuin. Benio strongly believes that women should have the right to choose their own husband and wants a marriage based on love. She makes it her mission to give Shinobu's family a bad impression so that the arranged marriage doesn't go through. However, this becomes difficult as she starts falling for Shinobu's charm.
After marrying the head of the military, Benio hears her husband died in Siberia during a war. However, after finding out he's alive and fighting against his home land, Benio starts looking for her first love. Wondering why he didn't return and wanting to welcome him back. Hardships will happen and hearts may be broken, as he might have moved on.
Character | Japanese voice cast | English voice cast |
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Benio Hanamura | Saori Hayami | Mimi Torres |
Shinobu Ijūin | Mamoru Miyano | Robbie Daymond |
Major Hanamura | Unshō Ishizuka | Bill Rogers |
Ranmaru Fujieda | Yuki Kaji | Shannon McKain |
Shingo Onijima | Kazuya Nakai | Kirk Thornton |
Tamaki Kitajoi | Asami Seto | Cristina Vee |
Kichijii | Shizuka Itō | TBA |
Tosei Inoue | Takahiro Sakurai | Keith Silverstein |
Larissa | Maaya Sakamoto | TBA |
It was first announced in November 2016 that an animated film adaptation of Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern written and illustrated by Waki Yamato will be produced as a two-part film. [4] Kazuhiro Furuhashi wrote the screenplay, Terumi Nishii was in charge of the character design, and Michiru Ōshima composed the music. Mitsuko Kase was set to direct the second film, but later was replaced by Seimei Kidokoro for unknown reasons. [5] [6] In July 2018, voice actress and singer Maaya Sakamoto joined the cast for Part 2 as Larissa. [7] [8]
The theme song for both films are performed by Saori Hayami, and written and composed by Mariya Takeuchi. Part 1 is "Yume no Hate Made" (夢の果てまで, lit. "Until the End of the Dream"), [9] and Part 2 is "Atarashii Ashita" (新しい朝(あした), lit. "New Tomorrow"). [10]
Part 1 was released in theaters in Japan on November 11, 2017. Eleven Arts released it on home video. [11]
Part 2 was released in theaters in Japan on October 19, 2018. [3] Eleven Arts screened the film in the U.S. on December 17, 2018. [12]
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