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Goodbye Don Glees! Has U.K. Premiere at Edinburgh in August, Cinema Release Later in 2022

Atsuko Ishizuka and Madhouse's feature film Goodbye, Don Glees! will have its UK premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, with screenings on Tuesday August 16 at 2 p.m. and Friday August 19 at 9.15 p.m.

An Anime Limited press release confirms that the director will attend the screening on August 16, and the film will have a wider cinema release in the UK and Ireland later in 2022.

Tickets are now on sale to Edinburgh Filmhouse Members and Screen Saver Passholders, and will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m on Friday July 22.

In America, GKIDS is streaming a teaser trailer:

The film is described on the festival website as follows:

"Farm boy Roma is determined to upstage the school bullies with his own spectacular fireworks display. His friend Toto is back from Tokyo, and together they are a gang, with their own makeshift clubhouse – they are the DonGlees! But when the boys are accused of starting a fire, they must travel to the nearby mountain to prove their innocence. Cue the wild adventures. Atsuko Ishizuka blends heartfelt final-summer-of-youth vibes with stunning sequences of whimsical fantasy."

Goodbye, Don Glees! opened in Japan on February 18. The film also screened at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which ran from June 13-18 in France. Montreal's 26th Fantasia International Film Festival will host the Canadian premiere. The festival will take place from July 14 - August 3.

Ayano Okamoto was the art director of the film, while Eiko Tsunadō and Akihiro Hirasawa were credited for art setting. Saho Yamane collaborated on the art board production. Harue Ono was the color key artist. Yūki Kawashita was the compositing director of photography. Shigenori Hirozumi and Kana Imagaki were the 3D directors. Kashiko Kimura was the editor. Yoshiaki Fujisawa (No Game, No Life Zero, A Place Further Than the Universe, Revue Starlight) composed the music. Jin Aketagawa was the audio director, while Tsutomu Ueno handled the sound effects.

Ishizuka (A Place Further Than the Universe, No Game, No Life Zero, The Pet Girl of Sakurasou) directed the anime and penned the script, and Takahiro Yoshimatsu (A Place Further Than the Universe, Hunter × Hunter, Trigun) designed the characters. Kadokawa is distributing the film.