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Riku wa Yowakunai Anime Film Adds 6 Cast Members
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official Twitter account for the anime film adaptation of the picture book Riku wa Yowakunai by actor/author Shinobu Sakagami and illustrator Kunihiro Kawashima (also known as Cookie! of comedy duo Yasei Bakudan) revealed more cast members for the film on Friday.
The cast includes: (From left to right in image above)
- Rica Matsumoto as the narrator and protagonist
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Tsutomu the chihuahua
- Tomokazu Sugita as Yōsuke the dachshund
- Showtaro Morikubo as Maru-chan the French bulldog
- Natsuki Hanae as Paguzō the pug
- Masumi Asano as Riku the Italian greyhound
The film will open this fall.
Based on Sakagami's own life, the story follows the carefree daily lives of a 5-year-old and a puppy named Riku. In addition to the Italian greyhound Riku, the characters include the chihuahua Tsutomu, the miniature dachshund Yōsuke, the French bulldog Maruchan, and the pug Paguzо̄. (In real life, Sakagami now lives with 14 dogs and four cats.)
Masatsugu Arakawa (Urahara) is directing the film at Kachidoki Studio and Jūmonji. Yū Saitо̄ is directing the sound at CHANCE iN. CHANCE iN is also charge of production with MMDGP and is distributing the film with Tokyo Theatres Company. Pilot footage from the production aired twice on two of Sakagami's programs, the Viking More talk show and the three-hour Sakagami Dōbutsu Ōkoku (Sakagami's Animal Kingdom) special, on Friday.
Sakagaki and Kawashima published the picture book in April 2020, and as of this month, the book has over 22,000 copies in circulation.
Sources: Riku wa Yowakunai anime film's Twitter account, Comic Natalie
