cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood coming to North American theaters this September
cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood will head to theaters across North American thanks to GKIDS.
Revealed today, the film will arrive in theaters on September 4, and it’ll be available in both subbed and dubbed versions. The English dub cast will be revealed this summer. Prior to its theatrical release, cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood will make its North American debut at Japan Cuts on July 10 in NYC. Tickets for this screening are on sale to the general public right now here.
A synopsis for cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood reads:
Animated by Sasayuri, a studio founded by Ghibli alum Hitomi Tateno, Cocoon features the profound talents of both veteran and new animators to bring Machiko Kyo’s wartime manga to life. Commissioned by NHK to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, Cocoon shines a light on an often overlooked tragedy—the Himeyuri students, a group of young girls compelled to support the Japanese army on Okinawa. Classes have long been replaced by labor, and the girls are soon assigned to a hospital that is no more than a cave. When the girls are abandoned by the adults, what path will they choose?
cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood was released in theaters in Japan back in March.
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