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Shoko Nakagawa stars, performs theme song for 9th Shimajirō film

Shimajiro film opens at #9 Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), the "final" Evangelion film, ranked #1 in its opening weekend. The film sold 760,000 tickets for 1,177,445,400 yen (about US$10.8 million) on Saturday and Sunday. Specifically, it sold 401,723 tickets for 649,071,800 yen (about US$5.9 million) on Saturday, and 359,159 tickets for 528,373,600 yen (about US$4.8 million) on Sunday. The film sold 2,194,533 tickets for 3,338,422,400 yen (about US$30.6 million) in its first seven days in ...

franchise began streaming a new trailer for the Shimajirō to Sora Tobu Fune (Shimajirō and the Flying Ship) 3D CG anime film on Monday. The trailer previews the films theme song "Egao no Sora" (Smiling Sky) by Yūma Uchida, and also reveals the films new opening date of March 12, 2021. The film was postponed from its February 28, 2020 opening due to concerns about the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The film is billed as the franchises first 3D CG anime film. The films story centers on...