Chainsaw Man Movie Comes Worldwide Starting on September 24
Sony Pictures announced that it is bringing the Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc movie worldwide starting on September 24. The US release date is scheduled for October 29. The movie will screen in over 80 countries and territories worldwide.
During this year's Anime Japan, the Chainsaw Man movie announced a September 19 premiere date for Japan, alongside a short commercial:
The staff for the Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc includes:
- Director: Tatsuya Yoshihara
- Screenwriter: Hiroshi Seko
- Character Designer: Kazutaka Sugiyama
- Assistant Director: Masato Nakazono
- Sub Character Designer: Souta Yamazaki, Shun
- Main Animator: Shoichi
- Action Animation Director: Sota Shigetsugu
- Devil Designer: Riki Matsuura, Kiyotaka Oshiyama
- Costume Designer: Aya Yamamoto
- Art Director: Yusuke Takeda
- Color Designer: Naomi Nakano
- Color Script: Riku
- 3DCG Director: Daiki Watanabe, Masahiro Tamai
- Compositing Director: Teppei Ito
- Editor: Masato Yoshitake
- Music: Kensuke Ushio
- Distribution: TOHO
Studio MAPPA animated the first season of the Chainsaw Man adaptation under Ryu Nakayama’s direction. Kazutaka Sugiyama is the character designer, with Kiyotaka Oshiyama, who is credited for creature designs. Kensuke Ushio is composed the music.
The main cast includes:
- Kikunosuke Toya as Denji
- Tomori Kusunoki as Makima
- Shogo Sakata as Aki Hayakawa
- Fairouz Ai as Power
- Mariya Ise as Himeno
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Kishibe
- Karin Takahashi as Kobeni Higashiyama
- Taku Yashiro as Hirokazu Arai
- Shiori Izawa as Pochita
- Reina Ueda as Reze
MAPPA channel describes the plot of Reze Arc movie as:
Denji became “Chainsaw Man”, a boy with a devil’s heart, and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters. After a date with Makima, the woman of his dreams, Denji takes shelter from the rain. There he meets Reze, a girl who works in a café.
Source: Sony Pictures Twitter/X
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