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Anime Limited and Plaion Pictures Acquire 100 Metres For U.K. and
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The film will have its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in next week. GKIDS, which has acquired the film for America, is streaming an English-subtitled trailer:
Shōta Sometani plays Komiya, a hard worker whose obsession with the 100-meter dash began when he met Togashi.
Hiroaki Tsutsumi is composing the music for the film.
A preview of the film screened at last year's Annecy International Film Festival in June as part of the festival's Work in Progress lineup. The festival described the story:
Togashi is born to run. As a kid, he is naturally gifted and wins every 100-meter race without effort. But in sixth grade, he meets Komiya, a transfer student who is full of determination but lacks technique. In teaching him, Togashi gives Komiya a new purpose: to win no matter what. Years by, Togashi and Komiya meet again as rivals on the track and reveal their true selves.
Uoto (Magazine Pocket app in November 2018 as Uoto's first series, and Kodansha published the manga's third compiled book volume in August 2019.
Iwaisawa previously directed ON-GAKU: Our Sound, an released the film on home video in March 2021.
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