The official Twitter for Studio Colorido’s third anime feature film, Drifting Home, has confirmed that its theatrical screening in Japan will feature a special end roll and an exclusive teaser trailer for the studio’s next work directed by Tomotaka Shibayama (A Whisker Away).

Following its first feature film Penguin Highway (2018) and second film A Whisker Away (2020), Studio Colorido’s highly anticipated third film Drifting Home, directed by Penguin Highway director Hiroyasu Ishida, will be streamed worldwide on Netflix on September 16 and will be screened in theaters across Japan simultaneously. The end roll of the theatrical version will be different from that of the Netflix version.

Tomotaka Shibayama was born in Aichi Prefecture on September 2, 1977. He first joined Studio Ghibli and as a digital painter and participated in Spirited Away and other films. He switched his position to an animator after leaving the studio, then participated in many works of A-1 Pictures after Welcome to the Space Show. He co-directed A Whisker Away along with Junichi Sato (Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Sgt. Keroro). Details are currently unknown, but the new film will likely be his first solo directing theatrical film.

Synopsis:

Raised like brother and sister, Kosuke and Natsume have been friends since childhood, but their relationship begins to strain in sixth grade after Kosuke’s grandfather Yasutsugu passes away. One day during their summer vacation, Kosuke and his classmates sneak into an apartment complex that is scheduled to be demolished, and rumored to be haunted. Both Kosuke and Natsume grew up there, so the place holds a lot of memories for them. There, Kosuke stumbles into Natsume and is asked if he knows about the mysterious Noppo. But suddenly, they get caught up in a mysterious phenomenon. When they regain consciousness, they see a vast ocean before them. As the apartment complex drifts in a mysterious sea with Kosuke and the others on board, they band together to try and survive. There are tears and fights, and maybe even reconciliation. Will they be able to return to their previous world? A summer farewell journey begins…

Source: “Drifting Home” official Twitter

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