Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below Licensed

The latest feature film by acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai in Hoshi o Kodomo (Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below) has been licensed by a yet unnamed North American licensor, following the cancellation of its planned screening at the Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema yesterday in Ontario, Canada.

The confirmation of the license came as part of the announcement confirming the screening cancellation to the attendees, with no further information given on which company obtained the license.

Comix Wave Films held the international distribution rights for the film and was actively shopping the film to North American distributors since its first North American screening, held during the Otakon anime convention held this past July in Baltimore, Maryland.

Synopsis
With his overwhelmingly beautiful imagery, Shinkai paints pictures of the distances between people’s hearts, and in this work he challenges a tale of girls and boys on a journey, growing up. In a world yet unseen, the “Children” encounter secrets of the world on their journey, all the while holding different feelings inside of their hearts.

This impactful work expresses the distance between different worlds and between people and the world, not just between people. With the same detailed, hard-hitting dialog and portrayals of characters you’ve come to expect from Shinkai, this film is also filled with heart-pumping adventure and a triumphant, grand majesty. And of course, as in all of Shinkai’s works, with shifting light and sparkling greenery, the beautiful landscapes and unparalleled artistry are the highest qualities. This time, working with an energetic staff, he’s created a world like none you have ever seen.

Also Tenmon, who has provided the music for Shinkai’s works ever since his debut, has created a gem of a theme song with singer Anri Kumaki.