Several days after announcing the rights to the movie ‘Belle‘, GKids announced they also acquired the North American distribution rights to another anime movie, ‘The Deer king’.
The Deer King marks the directorial debut of acclaimed animator Masashi Ando. Ando has previously worked as a character designer, animation director, and key animator with Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke), and with directors Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Paranoia Agent) and Makoto Shinkai (Your Name). Masayuki Miyaji is best known for directing the 2009 series Xam’D: Lost Memories and work on Studio Ghibli films such as My Neighbors The Yamadas.
The book series, by author Nahoko Uehashi, won the Booksellers Award and the fourth Japan Medical Novel Award in 2015, and has printed 2.2 million copies in Japan so far.
Known for their work in series and feature animation, notable works from animation studio Production I.G include Ghost In The Shell, FLCL, Haikyuu!! and Psycho Pass. The studio’s 2011 feature A Letter To Momo and 2015 feature Miss Hokusai are also distributed by GKids.
The summary of the movie:
In the years following a vicious war, the Empire of Zol now controls the land and citizens of rival Aquafa – except for Aquafa’s Fire Horse Territory, where wild dogs that once carried the deadly Black Wolf Fever continue to roam free. When a pack of dogs race through a Zol-controlled mine, Van, an enslaved former soldier, and a young girl named Yuna are both bitten, but manage to escape as the sole survivors of the attack. Finally free, Van and Yuna seek out a simple, peaceful existence in the countryside. But as the deadly disease once again runs rampant, they find themselves at the crossroads of a struggle much larger than any one nation.
Here is the trailer:
GKids will release The Deer King theatrically in North America early next year, in both subbed and dubbed.
Source: Gkids
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