Tamako Love Story
| Tamako Love Story | |
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 Promotional art for the film featuring Tamako Kitashirakawa and Mochizō Ōji. | |
| Kanji | たまこラブストーリー |
| Revised Hepburn | Tamako rabusutōrī |
| Directed by | Naoko Yamada |
| Screenplay by | Reiko Yoshida |
| Based on | Tamako Market by Kyoto Animation |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rin Yamamoto |
| Edited by | Kengo Shigemura |
| Music by | Shinichi Nakamura Suguru Yamaguchi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥124 million[1] |
Tamako Love Story[a] is a 2014 Japanese anime romantic comedy film directed by Naoko Yamada. It is a sequel of the 2013 TV series Tamako Market produced by Kyoto Animation. The film was released in Japan on April 26, 2014, and has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America.
Plot[edit]
Now high school seniors, Tamako and the Baton Club decide to participate in a marching competition, while Mochizō mulls over his romantic interest in Tamako in addition to preparing to attend college in Tokyo for film-making. Under pressure from Midori, at the riverbank, he tells Tamako of his future plans and confesses his love to her. Tamako is taken aback and runs away; over the next few days, she remains distracted by the event as she struggles over her own feelings and coming up with an answer for Mochizō. When her grandfather is hospitalized, Tamako and Mochizō stay behind, during which he tells her to forget his confession. After the Baton Club's performance, Midori lies to Tamako that Mochizō is transferring schools to Tokyo (in reality, he was simply visiting for entrance exams), which prompts her to follow him to the train station. After stopping him from boarding his train, Tamako confesses to him.
Cast[edit]
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Tamako Kitashirakawa | Aya Suzaki | Margaret McDonald |
| Mochizō Ōji | Atsushi Tamaru Nozomi Masu (young) |
Clint Bickham |
| Dera Mochimazzi | Takumi Yamazaki | Jay Hickman |
| Anko Kitashirakawa | Rina Hidaka | Brittney Karbowski |
| Midori Tokiwa | Yuki Kaneko | Juliet Simmons |
| Kanna Makino | Juri Nagatsuma | Caitlynn French |
| Shiori Asagiri | Yuri Yamashita | Francis Caorrots |
| Choi Mochimazzi | Yuri Yamaoka | Allison Sumrall |
| Mecha Mochimazzi | Hiro Shimono | Greg Ayres |
Production and release[edit]
Kyoto Animation announced the film sequel to the 2013 anime series Tamako Market on December 18, 2013.[2] Most of the staff has returned to produce the film and featured the same cast as the television series.[3] In contrast to the anime series, which focuses on everyday life comedy, the film focuses more on romance and drama.
Tamako Love Story was in theatres in Japan on April 26, 2014, paired with a short film featuring Dera titled Dera-chan of the Southern Islands, directed by Tatsuya Ishihara.[4] The film's opening theme is "Koi no Uta" (恋の歌) by Mamedai Kitashirakawa (Keiji Fujiwara). The film's ending theme is a different version of "Koi no Uta" sung by Aya Suzaki and the film's main theme song "Principle" (プリンシプル) is also by Suzaki.
Sentai Filmworks has licensed the film in North America.[5] Anime Limited also acquired the film for release in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[6] One of the characters, Shiori Asagiri, is voiced in English by Francis Caorotts, instead of Krystal LaPorte, who was terminated by Sentai in February 2016.[7][8]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Japanese Box Office, May 10-11".
- ^ "Tamako Market's New Anime is a Film Opening in April".
- ^ "Tamako Market's New Anime Is a Film Opening in April". Anime News Network. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ Peralta, Ederlyn (February 8, 2014). "Tamako Love Story Film to Be Shown With 'Dera-chan' Short". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Tamako Market, Chunibyō, Beyond the Boundary Anime Films". Anime News Network. March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "Anime Limited Acquires Masaaki Yuasa's Ride Your Wave, Naoko Yamada's Tamako Market and More". Anime UK News. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ LaPorte, Krystal [@WowSuchKrystal] (August 24, 2016). "@KeikakuKat @MedukaRabu" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 1, 2017). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Tamako Market, Chunibyō, Beyond the Boundary Anime Films". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website at Kyoto Animation
- Official website at Sentai Filmworks
- Tamako Love Story (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Tamako Love Story at IMDb
