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G20 Film Festival Screens Suzume Anime Film in New Delhi on August 12
posted on by Adriana Hazra
Suzume opened in Indian theaters in Hindi and in Japanese with English subtitles on April 21 and has earned over ₹10,00,00,000 (approximately US$1,210,393) at the Indian box office as of May 26. The film is now the highest-earning Japanese film in the country, surpassing Jujutsu Kaisen 0.
PVR Inox hosted early preview screenings of the film in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, and Bangalore on April 9. It hosted a second round of early fan screenings for the film in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, and Kolkata on April 16. The film also screened in over 100 locations as part of the Makoto Shinkai Film Festival.
The company also hosted a meet and greet with Makoto Shinkai in Mumbai preceding the film's premiere. Shinkai also attended the premiere event itself and participated in a Q&A session with attendees on April 20.
Denki Amashima, the artist of the manga adaptation of the film, spoke in a "Manga Talk Session" at Rachna Sansad College of Applied Art & Craft.
Actress Nanoka Hara voices the heroine Suzume Iwato in the film. SixTONES idol group member Hokuto Matsumura (live-action Liar × Liar film's Tōru, live-action xxxHOLiC film's Shizuka Doumeki) made his voice acting debut in the film as Sōta Munakata, a young man who embarks on a journey with Suzume as the "Door-Closing Master."
Shinkai (your name., Weathering With You) directed the film and wrote the screenplay. He is also credited with the original story. Masayoshi Tanaka (your name., Weathering With You) designed the characters. Kenichi Tsuchiya (your name., Garden of Words) was the animation director. Takumi Tanji (Children Who Chase Lost Voices) was the art director. CoMix Wave Films and Story Inc. produced the movie. TOHO is distributing the film. Seattle-based Hollywood film composer Kazuma Jinnouchi (Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, RWBY: Ice Queendom) scored the film alongside RADWIMPS. TikTok performer Toaka performed one of the film's theme songs "Suzume."
Source: The Japan Foundation India's Instagram page
