【Animation】Yoshitoshi Shinomiya to Direct New Film《A New Dawn》  for 2025

Illustrator and director Yoshitoshi Shinomiya is directing a new anime film tentatively titled《A New Dawn》 that is scheduled to open in theaters in Japan in 2025. 

Shinomiya’s first feature-length directorial work centers on a 330-year-old fireworks factory that is about to be forcibly evicted. The film tells the story of three young people who grew up around the factory, and the two days surrounding the phantom fireworks shop Shuhari.

Utsushita (Heavenly Delusion) is designing the characters. Akiko Majima (Suzume) is serving as an artist. Shuta Hasunuma is composing the music.

The film will be featured in an animation showcase with Shinomiya introducing the work and a making-of video for the Annecy International Film Festival’s “Animation Day” on May 19.