by The release date of the theatrical animation “Tongari Head Gonta-The Story of a Fukushima Disaster Dog Who Lived Two Names-” has been decided on June 3, and it has been revealed that Yui Ishikawa will play the role of Yuki Yoshino.
This work is based on the book “Tongari Atama no Gonta” (published by Kobunsha) by Takeshi Nakamoto. Volunteers who rescued and protected Gonta, the owner’s family who had to evacuate with Gonta, centring on Gonta, a dog left behind in Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture due to the Great East Japan Earthquake. Drama is drawn. Wow, World will be in charge of animation production, and Akio Nishizawa will be the director and screenwriter.
In addition to Ishikawa, actor Yu Kamio will play the role of Masaki Tomita, Satoru Saito will play the role of Kiyoshi Tomita, and Ryotaro Okiayu will play the role of representative Ishihara. Mitsuo and others will also appear.
“Tongari-headed Gonta-The story of a Fukushima-affected dog who lived in two names-” will be released on June 3 at Human Trust Cinema Shibuya and Forum Fukushima.
