by It has been decided that the digitally remastered version of Hayao Miyazaki’s theatrical animation “Sherlock Hound” will be screened for two weeks starting March 22nd at AEON Cinemas and 117 other theaters nationwide.
“Sherlock Hound ” is an animated work that is an adaptation of Conan Doyle’s classic mystery novel set in the foggy city of Baker Street in London. A dog-shaped detective, Holmes works with his assistant Watson to solve various problems. It is an action-adventure drama that depicts solving complex cases. A total of 26 episodes of the television series aired from 1984 to 1985.
The movie version is a selection of episodes directed by Miyazaki out of 26 episodes, and two movies were produced, each containing two episodes.
The first film, Sherlock Hound: The Blue Red Gyoku/The Undersea Treasure, was released in 1984 at the same time as Niagara of the Valley of the Wind. It was released before the TV series aired, so Wataru Shibata played Holmes. It is a different version from the TV broadcast, with Hiko in charge.
The second film, Sherlock Hound: Mrs. Hudson Hostage Situation/The Great Air Battle of the Straits of Dover!”, which was screened at the same time as “Laputa: Castle in the Sky ” in 1986, had almost the same content as the TV series. Taichiro Hirokawa also played the role in the TV series.
In addition to Miyazaki, the scriptwriter was Sunao Katabuchi, who later worked on In This Corner of the World, and Yoshifumi Kondo, who worked on Whisper of the Heart,” as the animation director and character designer. And Fumi Yamamoto, who worked on “ Castle in the Sky, ” as the art director. I’m joining.
The screening of the digitally remastered version was held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the theatrical animation ” Sherlock Hound.” The first and second films will be screened at the same time. This is the first installment of Filmarks Recommend”, a masterpiece excavation project sponsored by drama and anime review service Filmarks.”
Ticket prices are 1,600 yen for adults and 1,000 yen for high school students and younger. Original admission benefits will also be distributed.
