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ikura, real name Lilas Ikuta, is a Japanese vocalist. She is part of the music duo YOASOBI alongside music producer Ayase. In 2021, she made her voice acting debut in Mamoru Hosoda's "Belle".
The Film (stylized in all caps) is the first video album by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released through Sony Music Entertainment Japan on March 23, 2022, on Blu-ray exclusively. It consists of the duo's 2021 three concerts: Keep Out Theater, Sing Your World, and Nice to Meet You (day 2); and the enlarged version of the MBS TV's documentary program Jōnetsu Tairiku, starring Yoasobi, broadcast in December 2021. The Film debuted atop both Oricon Blu-ray Disc Chart and Music DVD and Blu-ray Chart, selling 21,000 copies in its first week.
A large spaceship appears over Tokyo three years before the story starts. A one-sided war against the seemingly harmless aliens ensues, sparking controversy and pacifism. Despite this unique and tragic event, high school girls Koyama Kadode and Nakagawa Ouran behave as if nothing has changed. They live their days like they always have. The focus of this story is not the alien invasion, but human nature, dialogue, growing up, and life.
Many people have spent countless of nights in cheer, in tears, or even in fear, listening to the All Night Nippon radio segment even after 55 years since it first aired. For their 55th anniversary, a special live stage theater that looks at the lives of the people sitting behind the radio speakers will be streamed live during the segments on March 20th and 27th of 2022. (The All Night Nippon segments continued to run during earthquakes and natural disasters to deliver news and songs to the masses)
Set in Kyoto, Japan, a love story takes place between Hajime and Reika. Hajime is a handsome young man, who is usually a second quicker than everyone else and straightforward. He works at the post office. Reika is a young woman, who is usually a step slower than everyone else. After Valentine's Day, Hajime wakes up and is unable to remember what happened that day.
ogane Takichi, the CEO of a construction company, is shot dead in the street in Nishi Shinjuku in Tokyo. The only eyewitness, Odagiri Naoto, refuses to cooperate with the police for some reason. Fukamachi Kotaro, a senior member of the IR Analysis Office, is ordered by Nitta Yukihiko, the head of the First Investigative Division, to handle Odagiri. The newly established office was set up on the pretext of tracking and monitoring suspects and witnesses to advance investigations by using the many surveillance cameras and GPS trackers installed in Tokyo.
Childhood friends find a creature with mysterious powers that pushes them to discover the bonds that tie the three students together.