A new original anime feature film is working through production that was unveiled in April 2023 with Komada – A Whisky Family. The film from P.A. Works saw a November 2023 theatrical release in Japan and we’re not expecting a Japanese home video release until later this year as films like this tend to go almost a year between release and home video. That said, the film has seen a new pickup as UK distributor Anime Limited has revealed plans for a theatrical release in 2024. Details will be coming later regarding it.
The film has Masayuki Yoshihara directing it from the screenplay by Yukito Kizawa and Munemasa Nakamoto. Tomomi Takada is handling the character designs concepts with Kousuke Kawazura adapting them. P.A. Works is handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Saori Hayami as Rui Komada
- Kensho Ono as Kōtarō Takahashi
- Maaya Uchida as Tomoko Kawabata
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Yasumoto
- Shinpachi Tsuji as Rindo Tokai
- Kenichi Suzumura as Yūsuke Saitō
- Kenyuu Horiuchi as Kō Komada
- Kikuko Inoue as Miō Komada
- Yūichi Nakamura as Kei Komada
Plot Concept: The film centers on Rui Komada, the young head of her ailing family whisky distillery. She took over the distillery after the death of her father. Facing financial difficulty, a divided family, and the aftermath of a natural disaster, Rui takes it upon herself to reforge her family’s bonds by reviving the family’s signature Japanese whisky.
