Crunchyroll to Distribute Suzume no Tojimari Globally

<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;Crunchyroll">Crunchyroll<&sol;a> recently announced it has acquired the global distribution and marketing rights &lpar;excluding Asia&rpar; from TOHO&comma; for Makoto Shinkai’s upcoming film&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;makoto-shinkais-next-film-gets-japanese-release-date-and-trailer&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Suzume no Tojimari<&sol;a> &lpar;working title&rpar;&period;  The film will be distributed in all major territories beginning in early 2023&period; The deal was finalized at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and was negotiated by Crunchyroll’s Chief Content Officer Asa Suehira&comma; Wild Bunch International’s CEO Vincent Maraval and TOHO’s Akihiro Takeda&period; Rights are handled worldwide by TOHO &lpar;excluding South Korea and India&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;lh5&period;googleusercontent&period;com&sol;VywA5Kbi8ypmz&lowbar;jL5HyVspCeXuJUrT5b8UvJzNzrc4njFce6ljji8tcoBaWuz5PSpmlKw8dAV0ozal0yGfqhuS8mPaqeuoLC2G3V6PBwV3JrWbGE0Qg&lowbar;BM4Y2qPKAmvo2deTBfoHbdtVTwwyqg" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center">Additional Details<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Suzume no Tojimari” will debut in Japan on November 11 this year&comma; and will be distributed in all major territories beginning in early 2023&period; In North America&comma; Crunchyroll is the sole distributor&period; In Latin America&comma; Australia&sol;New Zealand&comma; the Middle East and portions of Europe&comma; the film will be distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment&period; In French- and German-speaking Europe&comma; the film will be co-distributed by Crunchyroll&comma; Sony Pictures and Wild Bunch International&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rahul Purini&comma; President of Crunchyroll&comma; LLC commented on the news saying&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It’s with humility and honor that CoMix Wave Films&comma; Makoto Shinkai&comma; and TOHO have decided to partner with Crunchyroll on the next masterpiece&period; It’s also an incredible opportunity to work with our partners at Sony Pictures Entertainment and Wild Bunch International to co-distribute this film across a wide swatch of territories&period; We know both animation fans and general audiences will fall in love with this prestigious film&comma; and we can’t wait to see the world’s reaction and reception to it in cinemas&comma; festivals and for awards consideration&period;”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Rahul Purini&comma; President of Crunchyroll&comma; LLC added&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are excited to work with Makoto Shinkai&comma; CoMix Wave Films&comma; TOHO and Crunchyroll&period; We consider Makoto Shinkai as a major artist with whom we wanted to work for a long time&period; He is a talented director that we welcome in our family of cinema masters and we feel proud to be able to bring his vision to the cinema world all around the globe&period;”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><strong>Film Synopsis<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>On the other side of the door&comma; was time in its entirety—<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Suzume no Tojimari” is a coming-of-age story for the 17-year-old protagonist&comma; Suzume&comma; set in various disaster-stricken locations across Japan&comma; where she must close the doors causing devastation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Suzume’s journey begins in a quiet town in Kyushu &lpar;located in southwestern Japan&rpar; when she encounters a young man who tells her&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m looking for a door&period;” What Suzume finds is a single weathered door standing upright in the midst of ruins as though it was shielded from whatever catastrophe struck&period; Seemingly drawn by its power&comma; Suzume reaches for the knob… Doors begin to open one after another all across Japan&comma; unleashing destruction upon any who are near&period; Suzume must close these portals to prevent further disaster&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>—The stars&comma; then sunset&comma; and the morning sky&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Within that realm&comma; it was as though all time had melted together in the sky…<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Never-before-seen scenery&comma; encounters and farewells… A myriad of challenges await her on her journey&period; Despite all the obstacles in her way&comma; Suzume’s adventure shines a ray of hope upon our own struggles against the toughest roads of anxiety and constraints that make up everyday life&period; This story of closing doors that connect our past to the present and future will leave a lasting impression upon all of our hearts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Drawn in by these mysterious doors&comma; Suzume’s journey is about to begin&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Suzume no Tojimari is scheduled for a Japanese theatrical release on November 11&comma; 2022&period; The film will premiere worldwide in early 2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Source&colon; press release<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Are you a fan of Makoto Shinkai’s works&quest; What do you think of this upcoming film&quest; Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;