The Edinburgh International Film Festival takes place from the 18th to the 25th of August and there is one Japanese film there.
鹿の王 ユナと約束の旅 「Shika no Ou: Yuna to Yakusoku no Tabi」
Release Date: September 10th, 2021
Duration: 120 mins.
Director: Masashi Ando, Masayuki Miyaji
Writer: Taku Kishimoto (Script), Nahoko Uehashi (Original Creator)
Starring: Anna Watanabe (Sae), Shinichi Tsutsumi (Van), Ryoma Takeuchi (Hossal), Hisui Kimura (Yuna),
Animation Production: Production I.G
This was made by talent involved with Princess Mononoke and Your Name. It has been acquired for UK distribution by Anime Limited while GKids is handling US distribution.
Synopsis: Van was once the head of an elite warrior corps sent to defend his homeland from the invasion by the Empire of Zol. However, he was captured and turned into a slave ordered to toil away in a salt mine. One night, the salt mine is attacked by a pack of dogs that are carrying a plague. Zol and a young girl named Yuna are both bitten but both escape. It turns out that a mysterious sickness is overtaking the land and Van and Yuna are caught up in its spread. They learn more from an ally named Hohsalle, a gifted physician, searching for a cure for the disease…
Here’s coverage of past Edinburgh International Film Festivals:
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2014
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019