Last year, in the animated film "Crocodiles Living for 100 Days" (released on July 9) based on the four-frame manga "Crocodile That Dies After 100 Days" (written by Yuki Kikichi), which caused a social phenomenon, the original soundtrack by Seiji Kameda will be released on each distribution site and streaming service from midnight on the day of publication.
Last year's 4-frame manga "100 Days Later に死ぬワニ" (a crocodile that will die in 100 days) (by Kikuchi Yuuki) has been adapted into an animated film "100 Tsuki Uzumaki", which was released on July 9, and the soundtrack of the movie curated by Seiji Kameda has also landed on major distribution websites and streaming media outlets since 00:00 on the 9th.
In this film, Director Shinichiro Ueda and Miyuki Fukuda, who strongly sympathized with the message in the original and aspired to make it into a film, faced the corona disaster during the script development, and while puzzled by the changes in daily life and values that have changed dramatically, the characters were reworked and created a work with a deeper message.
The film's directors, Shinichiro Ueda and Miyuki Fukuda, said that the original work aroused strong resonance and hoped to bring the manga to the screen, but in the process of script preparation, the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the sudden impact of people's daily lives and values have been drastically changed, the couple combined this mood with character creation, readjusted the structure, and created a more connotative animation work.
In the film adaptation, about the addition of< a new story about the addition of the story of depicting the interaction with the remaining friends and the frog, a new character, > 100 days after the cherry blossom viewing day, the crocodile did not appear, and Takanosuke Kamiki, who played the main character' crocodile, said, "I play an alligator and sympathize with crocodiles, so I feel a little like a little other personnel after that, I'm looking forward to seeing how Rin-kun (Rinya Nakamura) and Kimura-kun (Kimura Tsuge) will face each other from where time has stopped in a sense, and how that time will melt away again."
In the movie version, a new bridge section was added, "Day 100" Crocodile died, failed to go to a friend's flower viewing appointment, at this time the original character Frog will appear to interact with mice, moles, etc., as the protagonist Crocodile voice of Takayuki Kamiki said, "I played the crocodile, and I have a resonance with this character, so I don't care too much about how the plot develops after it dies." In contrast, I'm looking forward to the characters played by Ron (Ryuya Nakamura) and Pleiadian (Ura Kimura), because the manga ends with the death of the crocodile, so how did they develop in the movie version at the end?"
In addition, Michiya Nakamura, who played the crocodile's best friend mouse, said, "I think that becoming a movie requires a core of the story, but I think that depth has increased by becoming a movie." Akira Kimura, who played the same crocodile's best friend Mole, said, "The director conveyed his thoughts on making the work before the post-recording, but I wanted to rewrite the script in the midst of the corona disaster and people's values changed. I think the real pleasure of the movie has come out even more."
Nakamura, who plays crocodile friend Mouse, also said that "animating the manga requires a strong story core, which is already available in the original book, but the movie version will sublimate the intention." Kimura, who plays another of Crocodile's friends, Mole, said: "The director told me about his idea to make the film before post-recording, but as the epidemic worsened, his values changed slightly, and he planned to re-polish the script." The film is a great representation of life in the moment, and I think that's one of the most attractive things about the film."
Yuko Niigi, who played Senpai, which was thought of by the crocodile, said, "When I first read the original story, I was personally concerned about the story ahead, so I was happy to hear that (the story after) would be drawn in the movie, and I was happy to meet the new story as a reader because I was able to be closer to the crocodile's feelings than I had imagined."
Yuko Shinki, who plays the role of the crocodile's beloved predecessor, said that she was looking forward to the new bridge in the movie, saying, "When I first watched the manga, I was very curious about the next plot direction, so I was very happy to hear that the movie version would continue to tell the story later, and I was very excited to be able to experience the role of the crocodile closer than I thought."
It has also been decided to release goods that can only be purchased at theaters where such works are screened. Three products will be released on the same day as theatrical release, such as a clear file set with crocodiles drawn, a patter memo, and a rubber key ring. Enjoy the story of Wani-kun and his friends at the theater with original soundtracks and theater goods.
Cinema-limited perimeters are also coming soon. Three products, including a one-page folder with character images printed on them, a sticky note, and a keychain, will go on sale on the day of the premiere. Even out of the theater, fans can enjoy the story of Crocodile and his friends again through the soundtrack of the movie and the surroundings.
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