CATDOLL: Keiichi Hara's theatrical animation "Miss HOKUSAI" will be released in May. Artist An will challenge the voice actor field for the first time

The animated theatrical version of "Miss HOKUSAI -Miss HOKUSAI-" adapted from the manga "Miss HOKUSAI" by Sugiura Hinatako has recently announced the name of the adapted animation and the release date of May 2015. In addition, the director revealed for the first time that the main character will be played by the famous Japanese artist "Anne".

"Miss HOKUSAI" is a historical manga series written by Sugiura Hinatako, which was serialized in the magazine "Manga SUNDAY" from 1983 to 1987. In 2014, it was announced that it would be adapted into an animated film the following year. The film will be released all over Japan in May this year. Director Keiichi Hara, who has successfully directed well-known theatrical animation works such as "My Summer Vacation with Kappa" and "Colorful", is in charge of the supervision of "Miss HOKUSAI". The animation production is handled by the industry's major company Production IG . The voice actor for the heroine in the play is the popular Japanese artist "Apricot". This is also her first foray into the field of voice acting.

Xing herself is also very interested in voice acting: "...I have always wanted to try this kind of work. This time I was asked to play the leading role, and to perform the work of Sugiura Hinatako, who has always been my idol. I couldn't believe it when I heard it just now...."

Supervisor Hara Keiichi also shared some of the stories behind the scenes: I wanted Ms. Xing to play the role of Arong because I saw her outstanding performance in film and television works, which was very consistent with the Arong in my mind. Her natural acting skills made me unforgettable for a long time. Later, through contact, I found that she was also a very humorous woman. In addition, Ms. Xing likes historical topics very much and regards Mr. Sugiura as her idol. These factors made me decide to use Ms. Xing to play the protagonist Arong.