Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day

Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day (劇場版響け！ユーフォニアム～誓いのフィナーレ～) is a 2019 Japanese animated film based on the novel series Sound! Euphonium by Ayano Takeda and a sequel to the two seasons of the anime television series adaptation. Produced by Kyoto Animation and distributed by Shochiku, the film is directed by Tatsuya Ishihara from a script written by Jukki Hanada. The film follows Kumiko Ōmae in her second year at Kitauji High School mentoring new first-year students who have joined the school's concert band.

The film was one of the two new anime projects announced by the studio in June 2017, with Ishihara being confirmed as its director. It received its official title in June 2018, with Tomoyo Kurosawa confirming her return to voice Kumiko and new characters being unveiled. Additional staff and cast were revealed in September and December 2018.

''Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day'' had a screening in Yūrakuchō, Tokyo on April 5, 2019, and was released in Japan on April 19. The film grossed ¥320million in Japan. A third season of the anime series, which premiered in Japan on April 7, 2024, and will have a theatrical version slated for 2026 release, continues Kumiko's story as she enters third year in high school.

Plot

On the first day of the school year as a second-year student at Kitauji High School, Kumiko Ōmae meets first-year student Kanade Hisaishi, who joins the school's

Production

In June 2017, Kyoto Animation revealed one of the two new anime films that would be directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, which would depict Kumiko Ōmae entering second year in her high school.[7] The studio first revealed it under the title Kumiko and Company Who Became 2nd-Year Students (2年生になった久美子たち).[8] The film's official title was revealed in June 2018, with the subtitle as Chikai no Fināre (誓いのフィナーレ).[9][10] That month, Tomoyo Kurosawa was confirmed to reprise her voice role as Kumiko,[10] while four new characters joining the Kitauji High School's concert band as first-year students were introduced: Kanade Hisaishi,[11] Mirei Suzuki,[12] Satsuki Suzuki,[13] and Motomu Tsukinaga.[14]

In September 2018, screenwriter Jukki Hanada and character designer Shoko Ikeda were revealed to be part of the staff working on the film. Additionally, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Ayaka Asai, Moe Toyota, Chika Anzai, Haruki Ishiya, Konomi Fujimura, Yuri Yamaoka, Kenjiro Tsuda, and Miyuki Kobori were set to reprise their voice roles from the anime series for the film.[15] Additional staff were revealed in December 2018, including Mutsuo Shinohara as the art director, Hiroyuki Takahashi as the instrument designer, and Kazuya Takao as the cinematographer. That month, Minako Kotobuki and Takahiro Sakurai joined the returning cast to reprise their roles from the anime series, while the voice actors for the new characters were announced, namely Sora Amamiya as Kanade, Ayaka Nanase as Mirei, Misaki Kuno as Satzuki, and Shimba Tsuchiya as Motomu.[16]

In May 2019, Eleven Arts licensed the film under the title ''Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day''.[17] The following month, the company announced the main English dub cast for the film, namely Erica Mendez as Kumiko, Laura Post as Reina Kōsaka, Kayli Mills as Sapphire Kawashima, Jennifer Losi as Hazuki Katō, Christine Marie Cabanos as Kanade, Katelyn Gault as Mirei, Xanthe Huynh as Satsuki, and Lucien Dodge as Motomu.[18]

director	Tatsuya Ishihara
screenplay	Jukki Hanada
based on	Sound! Euphonium by Ayano Takeda
producer	Nagaharu Ohashi Megumi Suzuki Shigeru Saitō Shinichi Nakamura Yoshifumi Yarimizu
starring	Tomoyo Kurosawa Ayaka Asai Moe Toyota Chika Anzai Haruki Ishiya Konomi Fujimura Yuri Yamaoka Kenjiro Tsuda Miyuki Kobori Sora Amamiya Ayaka Nanase Misaki Kuno Shimba Tsuchiya Minako Kotobuki Takahiro Sakurai
cinematography	Kazuya Takao
editing	Kengo Shigemura
music	Akito Matsuda
studio	Kyoto Animation
distributor	Shochiku
runtime	100 minutes‡R1R‡
country	Japan
language	Japanese
gross	¥320million‡R2R‡

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