On the official site for the director’s original film saku sakamoto, Amrita no Kyouen (The Feast of Amrita) the cast has been announced and it has been confirmed that the premiere is slated for May 26, 2023 in theaters in Japan. The press release also included several stills from the feature film, and it’s worth remembering that this is a spin-off project and a prequel to the original film. Aragne no Mushikago (Aragne: Sign of Vermillion).
It is worth remembering that the premiere was originally scheduled for 2021 but was delayed due to complications from the COVID-19 pandemic. The same as Aragne no MushikagoSakamoto is producing the new anime film single-handedly – producing the original concept, writing, animating and directing the project, and composing the soundtrack. Few anime productions longer than 60 minutes have had a one-man production team in the past.
Sakamoto ran a successful crowdfunding campaign to fund the anime. Aragne no Mushikago on the Japanese crowdfunding platform makuake. The project reached its goal of 2 million yen (about US$17,800) in March 2017. The staff then ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to secure an English translation and funds for the film’s screenings at festivals. The campaign ran from September to October 2017 and the film was screened in Montreal Fantasy Festival (Canada) in July 2018.
voice output
- Maya Uchida as the protagonist Tamahi.
- Momiko Noto as Aki, Tamahi’s friend.
- MoeMi like Yuu, a classmate.
Summary of Aragne no Mushikago
Life could be better for shy and anxious college student Rin. The apartment she has rented is not the sunny palace that the rental advertisements suggest. The condominium is ramshackle, dingy and haunted by troubled souls lurking in dark corners. Terrible crimes are happening in the area. And a smiling stranger makes his unsettling presence known. Aside from all of that, Rin realizes that something even more sinister is manifesting, something at the accursed intersection of mythology, monstrosity, and medical science. Determined to find out more, Rin visits the library, where she meets a young clerk who sympathizes with her. But what she finds out doesn’t leave her alone.
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