GKIDS brings Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You in English to US and Canadian theatres. The movie is scheduled to be released on January 17, 2020, across the US and Canada. Prior to this, Fathom Events will be hosting fan preview screenings from January 15-16.
The Japanese romantic fantasy film had an overwhelming box office performance in over 50 countries. Since its first release on July 19, 2019, Weathering with you has already garnered over 170 million dollars in gross sales worldwide.
Other than the US and Canada, the film is scheduled to be released in other countries until the end of February.
About the actors
GKIDS films cast Hollywood stars Lee Pace, Alison Brie, and Riz Ahmed as lead English voice actors for the film. These actors are known for their individual accomplishments.
Lee Pace is known for his iconic role as Thranduil, the Elven King in the Hobbit trilogy. He also played as Ronan the Accuser, the main antagonist in the film Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1.
Alison Brie is an American actress who played in several movie genres. She starred in Scream and Lego movie, and also played roles in several TV series including Community.
Riz Ahmed was initially known for his independent films before his breakout role in Nightcrawler. He also appeared in several blockbuster movies like Star Wars Rogue One and Venom. Ahmed also started in HBO’S The Night Of.
Movie synopsis
The setting is in Japan which is experiencing a period of exceptionally wet weather. A high school freshman Hokada Morishima runs away from his hometown and moves to Tokyo to start his independent life. Not long after that, he finds himself in a desperate financial crisis.
Hokada managed to survive by taking up a writing job for a mysterious occult magazine. He lived in isolation until he met Hina who was working for a sketchy club. Hokada attempted to rescue her and the two of them got away.
Later, Hokada finds out that Hina has a unique ability to control the weather. Hokada then proposed that Hina use her ability to provide people with clear weather in exchange for money.
Movie updates
GKIDS just released a new English dub trailer for the film, Weathering with You in their official Twitter account. Movie tickets are also available on the GKIDS website.
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