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| The Stranger by the Shore | |
|---|---|
 Japanese theatrical release poster | |
| Kanji | 海辺のエトランゼ |
| Revised Hepburn | Umibe no Etoranze |
| Directed by | Akiyo Ohashi |
| Screenplay by | Akiyo Ohashi |
| Based on | L'étranger de la Plage by Kanna Kii |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Tomoko Minobe |
| Edited by | Masako Sakamoto |
| Music by | Mina Kubota |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shochiku Co., Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 59 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Stranger by the Shore[a] is a 2020 Japanese animated boys' love (BL) film, written and directed by Akiyo Ohashi and adapted from the manga series L'étranger de la Plage by Kanna Kii. The film follows the romance between Shun Hashimoto and Mio Chibana, two young men living on a remote island in Okinawa.
Plot
[edit]Cast
[edit]| Character | Cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese[2] | English[3] | |
| Shun Hashimoto (橋本 駿, Hashimoto Shun) | Taishi Murata | Josh Grelle Mary Morgan (young) |
| Mio Chibana (知花 実央, Chibana Mio) | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | Justin Briner Steph Garrett (young) |
| Sakurako (桜子) | Yū Shimamura | Amber Lee Connors |
| Eri (絵理) | Kanae Itō | Morgan Garrett |
| Suzu (鈴) | Sayaka Nakaya | Bryn Apprill |
| Auntie (おばちゃん, Obachan) | Hana Sato | Jessica Cavanagh |
Production
[edit]Planning & staff
[edit]The manga series L'étranger de la Plage by Kanna Kii was originally published in the magazine On BLUE in 2013, and its sequel L'étranger du Zéphyr began serialization in the magazine in 2014; an audio drama adaptation was also produced in 2016. An animated film adaptation of the series was announced in October 2019 as the third film to be produced by Blue Lynx, a subsidiary of Fuji TV that produces films in the boys' love (male-male romance, also known as BL or yaoi) genre.
Screenplay & direction
[edit]Art & character design
[edit]Voice acting
[edit]The majority of the Japanese voice cast for the 2016 audio drama adaptation of L'étranger de la Plage reprise their roles for The Stranger by the Shore.[b]
Music
[edit]The film's theme song "Zokkon" (ゾッコン, lit. 'From the Bottom of My Heart') is written and performed by the band Mono No Aware. According to Mono No Aware vocalist Shukei Tamaki, the producers of the film requested a song that was light and energetic rather than quiet and solemn; "Zokkon", a demo song Tamaki had written when he was 18 years old, was selected by the producers from several options submitted by the artist. Tamaki commented that the song "had so much energy that [he] couldn't write it now".[5]
The film's soundtrack is composed by Mina Kubota.
Release
[edit]The Stranger by the Shore was released in theaters in Japan on September 11, 2020.[6] Outside of Japan, the film was released in Taiwan by Cai Chang Asia on November 13, 2020,[7] and in Hong Kong by Neofilms on December 3, 2020.[8] On July 9, 2021, Funimation began streaming the film in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, and Brazil.[9]
The film has received several iterations of home video releases. In Japan, The Stranger by the Shore was released on DVD, standard edition Blu-ray, and deluxe edition Blu-ray on February 24, 2021.[10] In North America, the film was released as a limited edition Blu-ray by Crunchyroll and Funimation on January 24, 2023.[11]
Reception
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "海辺のエトランゼ" ["The Stranger by the Shore"]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "海辺のエトランゼ" [The Stranger by the Shore]. Animage (Tokuma Shoten): 145. March 2021. ASIN B08T8JF26L.
- ^ Luster, Joseph (June 19, 2021). "Boys' Love Anime Film The Stranger by the Shore Heads to Funimation". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (April 1, 2019). "Voice Actress Ayumi Fujimura Goes on Indefinite Hiatus". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Kuroda, Takanori (October 27, 2020). "MONO NO AWAREの曲作りのポイント、「何かと何かがつながる瞬間の喜び」を玉置周啓が語る" [Shukei Tamaki talks about the key to MONO NO AWARE's songwriting: "The joy of the moment when something connects with something else"]. Rolling Stone Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
JPReleasewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 30, 2020). "Cai Chang Posts New Trailer for Umibe no Étranger Anime Film's Taiwan Screening". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 16, 2020). "Neofilms Opens Umibe no Étranger Anime Film in Hong Kong on December 3". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
FuniReleasewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Blu-ray ＆ DVD". "Umibe no Étranger" Official Website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (January 24, 2023). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 22-28". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official film website (in Japanese)
- Morgan695/sandbox10 at IMDb
- Morgan695/sandbox10 (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia