The anime film adaptation of Osamu Dazai’s novel No Longer Human is being released under the title Human Lost and it’s getting plenty of overseas attention with distribution shaping up nicely. Funimation has provided us with an exclusive clip ahead of its theatrical debut where we get to see several of the characters and a piece that showcases the science and technology of the film’s futuristic setting. Check out the clip below and the theater locator/tickets here!
The film is being distributed in North America by Funimation which has an October 22nd, and 23rd premiere for it. Canadian cinemas will bring it out on November 6th and 9th.
The film is directed by Fuminori Kizaki based on the screenplay written by Tow Ubukata and character designs by Yusuke Kozaki. Polygon Pictures is handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Mamoru Miyano as Yozo Oba, Haruka Chisuga as Tsuneko, Jun Fukuyama as Takeichi, Kana Hanazawa as Yoshiko Hiiragi, Kenichirou Matsuda as Shibuta, Miyuki Sawashiro as Madam, and Rikiya Koyama as Atsugi.
Directed by Clifford Chapin, the English cast includes Austin Tindle, Macy Johnson, Rob McCollum, and David Wald.
Plot Concept: The year is 2036. A revolution in medical treatment has conquered death by means of internal nanomachines and the “Shell System”, yet only the richest can afford to partake.
Yozo Oba isn’t the richest. Troubled by strange dreams, he flippantly joins his friend’s biker gang on an ill-fated incursion to “The Inside”, where society’s elite lives. This instigates a journey of terrifying discovery that will change Yozo’s life forever.
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