Usuzumizakura -garo- Anime Film Reveals Cast, Character Designs, October Premiere

The official website for the Usuzumizakura -Garo- (Gray Cherry Blossoms: Garo) anime film project revealed the film's main cast, more staff, and October premiere on Saturday.

The film will star:

• Masei Nakayama as Raikou
  
  
  
• Romi Park as Seimei
  
  
  
• Akiko Yajima as Kintoki
  
  
  
• Kenyuu Horiuchi as Fujiwarano Michinaga
  
  
  
• Daisuke Namikawa as Fujiwarano Yasusuke
  
  
  
• Katsuhito Nomura as Fujiwarano Yorinobu
  
  
  
• Mayu Udono as Inari
  

Additionally, Jouji Nakata will play Tenko and Tomokazu Seki will play Takeru.

Satoshi Nishimura (Ushio & Tora, Hajime no Ippo, Trigun) is directing at Studio M2 and Studio VOLN, and Yasuko Kobayashi (Attack on Titan, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) is writing the script. Masakazu Katsura (Tiger & Bunny, Zetman) is returning from Garo: Crimson Moon to design the characters.

Additional staff members include:

• Original Work: Keita Amemiya
• Animation Character Designs: Ai Yokoyama, Masao Ebihara
• Art Director: Kazuyuki Hashimoto
• Director of Photography: Uehama Makishi
• Color Design: Yoshinori Horikawa
• CCG Director: Masato Takahashi
• Editing: Yumi Jinguji
• Music: Ryuuichi Takada, MONACA
• Sound Director: Sōichirō Kubo
• Distribution: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation

The official website describes the story:

The Heian world, the beautiful capital Kyo in its glorious splendor.
When two attractive Onmyōji meet, the sad, ephemeral, yet beautiful cherry blossoms …
… will bloom after a millennium.

The official website of the Garo franchise revealed in November that the Garo: Crimson Moon television anime series is getting an anime film project.

The Garo the Animation and Garo: Crimson Moon television anime aired in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and FUNimation Entertainmentstreamed both series. Funimation has also released both series on home video. Garo: Divine Flame, a film sequel to Garo the Animation, opened in Japan in May 2016. The latest anime entry in the Garofranchise, Garo -Vanishing Line-, premiered on October 6, and Crunchyroll streamed the series with English subtitles as it aired. Funimation streamed the series with an English dub.