GKIDS, a known distributor for Academy Award animated films such as Hayao Miyazaki's extensive Studio Ghibli catalog, has announced a new partnership with Fathom Events to exclusively release The Deer King on July 13 and 14 at fan previews, before a limited theatrical release begins on July 15. The new animated feature comes from proclaimed animation studio, Production I.G, and directors Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji.
The Deer King will play in theaters with the original Japanese track on July 13 and will be followed by the English dub the next day. Audiences at these screenings will also see an exclusive introduction from Ando, who has worked on numerous projects in different roles, including character designer, animation director, and key animator with Studio Ghibli on the films Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. He also worked with legendary director Satoshi Kon on Paprika and Paranoia Agent.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Co-director Miyaji is most well-known for directing the 2009 anime series, Xam's: Lost Memories and working on the Studio Ghibli films My Neighbor Totoro and The Yamadas — the latter of which is an adaptation of the original book series by author Nahoko Uehashi, that went on to win the Booksellers Award and the Japan Medical Novel Award in 2015. The novel went on to sell over 2.2 million copies in Japan.
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