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Live-Action Trillion Game Film Opens at #1 in Japan
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The film opened in Japan on February 14.
The film features an original story where Trillion Game has become one of the largest corporations in Japan and is set to take on its next venture with the opening of Japan's first casino resort.
The film features a returning cast, including Kouji Kikkawa reprise their roles as Yurika Kokuryuu, Rinrin Takahashi, and Kazuki Kedouin, respectively.
Other returning cast Jun Kunimura as Kazuma Kokuryū.
Hideaki Kimura composed the music.
The film opened in Japan on December 20. It sold 198,000 tickets in its first weekend, including advanced screenings, earning 295 million yen ($1.87 million) from Thursday through Sunday.
The movie is based on Jōichirō Fujiwara appear in the film as guest voice actors.
Ajia-do, the same animation studio for the television series. Original novel writer Sakaguchi wrote the screenplay.
The film has now earned a cumulative total of 5.38 billion yen ($35.5 million).
The Gundam GQuuuuuuX film will add "special footage" that tease the story after the film, starting on February 22.
The Gundam GQuuuuuuX film debuted at #1 at the Japanese box office in its opening weekend. It sold 352,500 tickets and earned 598,832,300 yen ($3.83 million) in its first three days. The film opened in Japan on January 17. Immersive MX4D and 4DX screenings will start on February 22.
The story of Gundam GQuuuuuuX, a re-edited version of the first four episodes of the anime, centers on Amate Yuzuriha, a high-school student living peacefully in a space colony floating in outer space. When she meets a war refugee named Nyaan, Amate is drawn into the illegal mobile suit dueling sport known as Clan Battle. Under the entry name "Machu," she throws herself into fierce battle day after day, piloting the GQuuuuuuX. Then an unidentified Gundam mobile suit pursued by both the space force and the police appears before her, along with its pilot, a boy named Shūji.
Yukikaze) is the mechanical designer.
The film opened in theaters in Japan on January 24. The film ranked at #3 in its opening weekend. The film sold 160,000 tickets and earned 225,933,800 yen ($1.46 million) in its first three days.
performs the theme song "doppelgänger."
The film opened in Japan on January 17, and debuted at #2, selling 232,500 tickets and earning 306,817,000 yen ($1.96 million) in its first three days.
Sega collaborated on the film, which is getting a global release.
The original story follows Ichika Hoshino, who hears a Miku song that she has never heard before at a CD shop and sees a Hatsune Miku whom she had never seen before. Ichika calls out to Miku, who surprised by the voice, disappears shortly after making eye . Miku later appears on Ichika's smartphone to tell her that she would like to reach others with her songs, but no matter how much she sings, her songs cannot reach them. After seeing Ichika reach others' hearts with her live street performance, Miku asks for her help.
Ruriko Noguchi stars as Ichika Hoshino. The cast also includes returning from the franchise.
Aggretsuko) composed the music.
Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2), comScore via KOFIC
