A prequel drama to the No. 1 horror hit of all time! “IT: Welcome to Derry” Japanese key art and Japanese dubbing cast revealed!
U-NEXT Co., Ltd. Press release: October 21, 2025 To Members of the Press A prequel drama to the No. 1 horror hit of all time! “IT: Welcome to Derry” Japanese key art and Japanese dubbing cast revealed! Episode 1 will be simultaneously streamed with subtitles and dubbing starting at 10:00 AM on Monday, October 27th. In addition, a special screening of Episode 1 has been scheduled for the Yamagata
International Movie Festival! Shimono Hiro, who plays Pennywise (Bob Gray), will also be making a special guest appearance! U-NEXT, a video streaming service operated by U-NEXT Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tenshin Tsutsumi), a member of the USEN & U-NEXT GROUP, has announced that it will be streaming the HBO original drama “IT: Welcome to Delhi.” ” will be released worldwide
simultaneously, exclusively with subtitles and dubbing, starting at 10:00 AM (JST) on Monday, October 27, 2025. Ahead of the release, the Japanese key art for the film, which explores the origins of the terrifying clown “Pennywise,” has been released. Additionally, information on the all-star cast for the Japanese dub has been announced, including the fact that Hiro Shimono will voice the non-clown Pennywise, Bob Gray. In addition, the first episode of this series will be screened as a special feature at the Yamagata International Movie Festival 2025, starting on Friday, November 7th, and Shimono Hiro will be appearing as a special guest. For more details about the event, please visit the festival website. The horror masterpiece that grossed over $700 million worldwide is back Based on Stephen King’s novel, “IT” grossed over $700 million worldwide. Set in the rural town of Derry, where a series of child disappearances have occurred, the film depicts a group of children known as the “Losers’ Club” coming face-to-face with the terrifying clown “Pennywise,” shocking the world as a landmark in horror cinema. Pennywise’s creepy grin and the red balloon that appear in the film continue to captivate fans worldwide as horror icons. Now, a prequel to the story is being made into a TV series. The mysteries of Delhi that were not revealed in the film will be revealed, providing an extreme terrifying experience for fans of the series as well as viewers experiencing it for the first time.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/31998/2461/31998-2461-51b1b9741a2f648c5023cc199a25b044-640×360.png (C) 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. “IT” 27 years before “If You See It, It’s Over.” Welcome to the terrifying beginning. The story is set in Derry in 1962, 27 years before the events of the first film. The Hanlon family, who have just moved to the town, begin to notice something “not normal” and ominous about the town. Starting with the disappearance of a child, a shadow of fear begins to spread throughout the town. This film will reveal secrets of Derry not mentioned in the film, the mystery of Pennywise’s birth, and the chain of terror that has taken root in the town. In the latest footage released today with Japanese subtitles, the terrifying clown Pennywise makes his grand appearance. As the children of Derry face one terror after another and cry out, Pennywise transforms into the form they fear most and mercilessly attacks them. The final image of Pennywise laughing in the darkness is sure to be haunting and traumatic. This film, widely hailed as Stephen King’s scariest to date, is an unprecedented and shocking work, with many viewers walking out of preview screenings in the UK due to sheer terror. The first 10 minutes of the first episode will overturn your conventional notions of horror, and a traumatic, terrifying experience awaits. Be sure to check it out.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/31998/2461/31998-2461-8095b1c4a5f3f8455c7ce40c5cbded0b-3900×2194.jpg Hiro Shimono will play Bob Gray, Pennywise’s human form! A stellar Japanese dubbing cast has been announced! A stellar cast of talented voice actors has been assembled for the Japanese dubbed version of this film. Yohei Tadano will reprise his role as the terrifying clown, Pennywise, from the film. Additionally, popular voice actor Hiro Shimono, known for his roles as Zenitsu Agatsuma in “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” and Connie Springer in “Attack on Titan,” will join the cast as “Bob Gray,” Pennywise’s human form. The Japanese voice actors for the main cast are as follows: • Leroy Hanlon: Takanori Hoshino • Charlotte Hanlon: Ryoko Shiraishi • Dick Halloran: Makoto Tamura • Show commander: Toru Nakane • Hank Grogan: Shinichiro Kamio • Ingrid: Kiyu Kobayashi • Paulie Russo: Yuta Fujii • Pennywise (clown): Yohei Tadano • Pennywise (Bob Gray): Hiro Shimono In addition, many other impressive voice actors are participating. Cast information will be announced in the future, so please stay tuned for further updates. A special screening of episode 1 and a talk event will be held at the Yamagata International Movie Festival! A special screening of the subtitled first episode of this film will be held at the Yamagata International Movie Festival, to be held from November 7th to 9th, 2025. A talk show will also be held with guest Hiro Shimono, who plays Pennywise’s human form, Bob Gray, where he will discuss the appeal of the film and behind-the-scenes stories from the dubbing process. ・Date and Time: Saturday, November 8, 2025, 1:50 PM – Scheduled ・Guest: Hiro Shimono (Pennywise (Bob Gray)) ・Venue: MOVIE ON Yamagata ・For more details, please visit the event website. https://movieon.jp/ymf/
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