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The movie “Welcome to Komada Distillery” will be available for unlimited viewing on DMM TV from April 1st.
The latest work in the P.A.WORKS “Work Series”, which has been exhibited at many famous international film festivals and is attracting attention not only in Japan but also overseas, & DMM.com x P.A.WORKS’ first full-length animation
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Saori Hayami: “This is a work that touches your heart and gives you a different taste every time you look at it.” Kensho Ono: “Please enjoy this work with whiskey.” Maaya Uchida: “Please watch it again and again. Thank you!”
DMM TV, a comprehensive video distribution service operated by DMM.com LLC (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Chairman and CEO Keiji Kameyama, https://dmm-corp.com/ (hereinafter referred to as DMM), has announced that it will begin operations in April 2024. Starting at midnight on the 1st of the month, the movie “Komada” is the latest work in P.A. WORKS’ “Work Series”, which depicts characters who struggle every day with the theme of “work”, and the first full-length animation that has attracted attention. “Welcome to the Distillery” is now available for unlimited viewing for the first time. We also received comments from Saori Hayami, Kensho Ono, and Maaya Uchida, who appear in this work. We will also hold a campaign where you can win colored paper with comments and autographs from the three people.
[Image 1: https://prtimes.jp/i/122725/118/resize/d122725-118-a681b820c9508bb197ce-0.jpg&s3=122725-118-3b786ae3220bebf36c6a128c68b6b9f9-1920×1080.jpg] DMM TV has started exclusive unlimited viewing of “Welcome to Komada Distillery” from midnight on April 1st.
Regarding the start of distribution of this work, Saori Hayami, who plays the main character Ryusei Komada, said, “It’s a work that touches your heart and gives you different tastes every time you watch it.” Kensho Ono, who plays Kotaro Takahashi, said, “I definitely recommend whiskey. Please enjoy the work with us,” and Maaya Uchida, who plays Tomoko Kawabata, commented, “Please watch it again and again. Thank you!” To commemorate the start of distribution, we will also run a campaign where you can win autographed colored papers of the three characters with the above comments on them.
“Welcome to Komada Distillery” is an original animated movie of the latest work in P.A.WORKS’s “Work Series”, which was released nationwide on November 10, 2023. The story is about Japanese whisky, which is attracting attention around the world, about a young female president who struggles to revive a distillery that is on the brink, and a novice editor with no dreams or motivation, who aims to revive the “phantom whiskey” that connects family bonds. will appear. It has attracted great attention both domestically and internationally, including being officially submitted to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival Contrechamps section, the 2023 Sitges Catalonia International Film Festival Animation section, and the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival Animation section. Ta.
In addition, at the end of last year, a project to recreate the phantom whiskey “KOMA” that appears in the story, sponsored by T&T TOYAMA, which is cooperating with the whiskey supervision of this work, was held on the crowdfunding site “Campfire” as a return gift. We are currently soliciting donations. On the first day of reception, the goal of 10 million yen was achieved in just 3 hours. As a result, more than 55 million yen in donations were collected, setting a new record for donations for Toyama Prefecture and videos and movies handled by the site, making it a hot topic at the moment.
Please take this opportunity to enjoy “Welcome to Komada Distillery” on DMM TV.
[Image 2: https://prtimes.jp/i/122725/118/resize/d122725-118-6d00731d3f5eeed5bf04-1.jpg&s3=122725-118-d09a1dc5113a411058d892a6bee89bb8-3900×731.jpg] ◆Delivery overview
Title: Welcome to Komada Distillery
Distribution schedule: Unlimited viewing starts on DMM TV from 0:00 on Friday, April 1, 2024
*To watch, you will need to register as a DMM Premium member (550 yen/month including tax).
Viewing URL: https://tv.dmm.com/vod/detail/?season=4nahjyadghcrfu354n5ty2ax9 ◆Win a signed colored paper and an autographed colored paper with comments from Saori Hayami, Kensho Ono, and Maaya Uchida! DMM TV anime official X follow & repost campaign held
DMM TV commemorates the start of exclusive unlimited viewing of “Welcome to Komada Distillery” with autographs from Saori Hayami (Ryuko Komada), Kensho Ono (Kotaro Takahashi), and Maaya Uchida (Tomoko Kawabata) We are holding a campaign where you can win colored paper.
Details will be announced on DMM TV Anime Official X. Please follow us and wait! Official X (Anime): https://twitter.com/DMMTV_ANIME_PR
◆“Welcome to Komada Distillery” work overview
Nationwide roadshow on Friday, November 10, 2023!
Officially selected in the animation section of the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival
Officially submitted to Annecy International Animation Film Festival [Contrechamps Division]
2023 Sitges Catalonia International Film Festival Animation Section Official Submission
The latest work of P.A.WORKS “Work Series” is an original full-length animation! A young female president who struggles to restart a distillery on the brink of a cliff, and a novice editor with no dreams or motivation, aim to revive the “phantom whiskey” that connects family ties! “Hanasaku Iroha”, “SHIROBAKO”, “Sakura Quest”, and “White Sand Aquatope”.
The latest work in the “Work Series” by P.A. WORKS, which depicts characters who struggle every day with the theme of “work,” is set in a Japanese whiskey distillery that is attracting attention around the world!
Rui Komada, a young female president who took over her family’s Komada Distillery after her father passed away, rebuilds the struggling distillery while dealing with her fractured family and the effects of the disaster. He was working hard every day to revive the phantom whiskey “KOMA”, which can be called “family ties”, which can no longer be manufactured in Japan.
Then Kotaro Takahashi, a reporter for a news site who has been changing jobs without finding what he wants to do, comes to cover the story.
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Original work: Society for the Revival of KOMA
Director: Masayuki Yoshihara / Screenplay: Yukito Kizawa, Muneo Nakamoto / Original character design: Tomomi Takada
Character design/Chief animation director: Kosuke Kawamami / Art director: Yusuke Takeda / Color design: Miho Tanaka
3D Director: Motonari Ichikawa / Director of Photography: Satoshi Namiki / Editor: Ayumu Takahashi / Music: Tatsuya Kato
Animation production: P.A.WORKS
Production: DMM.com
Distribution: Gaga
Theme song: “Dear my future” Ryusei Komada (CV. Saori Hayami) -cast-
Ryusei Komada: Saori Hayami / Kotaro Takahashi: Kensho Ono
Tomoko Kawabata: Maaya Uchida / Hiroshi Yasumoto: Yoshimasa Hosoya / Tsutomu Tokairin: Shinpachi Tsuji / Yusuke Saito: Kenichi Suzumura Akira Komada: Keno Horiuchi / Mio Komada: Kikuko Inoue / Kei Komada: Yuichi Nakamura
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