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Hello World 2019

Movie · 98 min · Japanese · September 11, 2019

Romantic dramaScience fiction dramaTeen drama

Directed by Tomohiko ItōWritten by Mado Nozaki

Starring Takumi Kitamura, Tori Matsuzaka, Minami Hamabe

A 2019 Japanese animated science fiction romantic drama film, Hello World, is set in a futuristic Kyoto where high school student Naomi Katagaki meets a man who claims to be himself, having traveled from 10 years ahead to rescue classmate Ruri Ichigyō. The film, stylized in all caps, was directed by Tomohiko Itō and features an original screenplay by Mado Nozaki. Produced by Graphinica and distributed by Toho, it stars Takumi Kitamura, Tori Matsuzaka, and Minami Hamabe.

In December 2018, Itō revealed he would direct the project alongside Nozaki and character animator Yukiko Horiguchi, marking his first film outside the Sword Art Online series. The movie premiered in Kyoto on September 11, 2019 and opened in Japan on September 20. It earned over worldwide. Critics commended its direction and animation quality. The film inspired a novelization, two manga adaptations, and an anime spin-off.

Cast

• Takumi Kitamura
• Tori Matsuzaka
• Minami Hamabe

Crew

Director

Tomohiko Itō

Screenplay

Mado Nozaki

Producer

Feng Nian, Katsuhiro Takei

Cinematography

Yoshiki Obata

Editing

Shigeru Nishiyama

Music

2027Sound

Details

Production

Graphinica

Distributor

Toho Next

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