Anime production company Bandai Namco Filmworks(Sunrise) has unveiled the pre-order bonus artwork for their home video release of Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island. The film will release November 25, 2022 in four versions: Blu-ray limited edition, Blu-ray standard edition, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, and DVD. Initially a limited edition Blu-ray set was released to theaters on June 3 to coincide with the theatrical release of the film.
The bonus artwork feature newly drawn illustrations by director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and character designer/chief animation director Atsushi Tamura, included in pre-orders for the film from participating retailers.
The Blu-ray limited edition version is priced at 9,900 yen and includes:
- Main BD: 112 minutes(main BD: 108 minutes + special features: 4 minutes) + Bonus BD: 51 minutes
- Main BD: Dolby Atmos, Linear PCM(stereo), Dolby Digital(stereo), Dolby TrueHD(5.1ch) /AVC/BD50G/16:9<1080p High Definition>
- Japanese and English subtitles (ON/OFF available)
- Bonus BD: Linear PCM (stereo)/AVC/BD25G16:9<1080i High Definition>
- Original soundtrack CD (Music: Takayuki Hattori)
- Bonus Disc
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island Zaku Day Special Press Conference (held on March 9, 2022) featuring Toru Furuya as Amuro Ray, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Cucuruz Doan, and director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
- The full-length scenario of Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island is included in the digital archive
- Special booklet (16 pages)
- Super special report / special report 30 seconds 2 kinds / special report 60 seconds 2 kinds
- Audio Commentary- Cast: Toru Furuya (Amuro Ray) / Shunsuke Takeuchi (Cucuruz Doan) / Ka Hee Im (Assistant Director) / Makoto Ishii (Moderator)
- Sleeve case illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
- Digi jacket illustrated by Atsushi Tamura & Yamatoworks
The Blu-ray standard edition and DVD are priced at 5,000 yen and 4000 yen respectively, and include:
- Main BD: 112 minutes(main BD: 108 minutes + special features: 4 minutes)
- Main BD: Dolby Atmos, Linear PCM(stereo), Dolby Digital(stereo), Dolby TrueHD(5.1ch) /AVC/BD50G/16:9<1080p High Definition>
- Japanese and English subtitles (ON/OFF available)
- DVD: 112 minutes (108 minutes + special features: 4 minutes)
- Dolby Digital (5.1ch, stereo) Dual-layer single-sided disc / 16:9 (Squeeze) / Vista size
- Japanese and English subtitles (ON/OFF available)
- Special booklet (16 pages)
- Super special report / special report 30 seconds 2 kinds / special report 60 seconds 2 kinds
- Audio Commentary- Cast: Toru Furuya (Amuro Ray) / Shunsuke Takeuchi (Cucuruz Doan) / Ka Hee Im (Assistant Director) / Makoto Ishii (Moderator)
- Sleeve case illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray version is priced at 7,000 yen and includes:
- Main BD: 112 minutes(main BD: 108 minutes + special features: 4 minutes)
- Main BD: Dolby Atmos, Linear PCM(stereo), HEVC/ 100G / 16:9<2160p Ultra High Definition
- Japanese and English subtitles (ON/OFF available)
- Special booklet (16 pages)
- Super special report / special report 30 seconds 2 kinds / special report 60 seconds 2 kinds
Announced during the 2nd Gundam Conference on September 2021, Cucuruz Doan’s Island is a new anime film directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, the esteemed character designer and chief animation director of the original 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam series, as well as chief director of the 2015-2018 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin series. The film is a remake and new perspective on the fifteenth episode of the same name from the original series. Since its release on June 3, 2022, the film has grossed 1.08 billion yen with 550,000 attendees.
Story
After enduring the battle at Jaburo, the Earth Federation Forces plan to launch a major counteroffensive to capture Odessa, a major base of Zeon’s Earth Attack forces. The White Base, with Amuro and his fellow crew aboard, head towards Belfast to receive the last resupply before the operation. White Base is then given a mission. The mission is to mop up the remaining Zeon enemies on an uninhabited island, commonly known as the “Island of No Return”. Amuro and his team embark on a search for the remaining agents, but what they see is a group of children and a Zaku that should not be there. After losing his Gundam in a battle, Amuro meets a man who calls himself Cucuruz Doan. Will he be able to uncover the secrets of the island, and will Amuro be able to find the Gundam again and escape safely……?
Cast
- Toru Furuya as Amuro Ray
- Ken Narita as Bright Noa
- Satomi Arai as Mirai Yashima
- Megumi Han as Sayla Mass
- Toshio Furukawa as Kai Shiden
- Hideki Nakanishi as Hayato Kobayashi
- Misato Fukuen as Fraw Bow
- Tomofumi Ikezoe as Sleggar Law
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Cucuruz Doan
- Atsushi Miyauchi as Egba Atler
- Yoji Ueda as Wald Ren
- Shizuka Ito as Selma Livens
- Koji Yusa as Yun Sanho
- Yū Hayashi as Danan Rashica
- Yuma Uchida as Marcos
- Fu Hirohara as Cara
- Shuichi Ikeda as Char Aznable
Staff
- Planning and Production: Sunrise
- Original Story: Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
- Assistant Director: Ka Hee Im
- Screenplay: Toshizo Nemoto
- Character Design: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Atsushi Tamura, Tsukasa Kotobuki
- Mechanical Design: Kunio Okawara, Hajime Katoki, Kimitoshi Yamane
- Chief Animation Director: Atsushi Tamura
- Art Director: Yuji Kaneko
- Color Design: Nagisa Abe
- Director of Photography: Takeshi Katsurayama, Ryo Iijima
- CGI Directing: Shuhei Morita
- CGI Director: Morihito Abe
- Editing: Kazuhiro Nii
- Sound Director: Sadayoshi Fujino
- Music: Takayuki Hattori
- Production: Bandai Namco Filmworks
- Theme Song: “Ubugoe” by Hiroko Moriguchi
Source: Bandai Namco Filmworks via V-Storage
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