{"rewrite":{"id":"r_dd2767368d94554518120e7c","clusterId":"c_51fc8547f9bd7f0a388f178e","slug":"ghost-end-of-night-film-trailer-confirms-cast-staff-and-hitsujibungaku-theme","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Ghost - End of Night Film Trailer Confirms Cast, Staff, and Hitsujibungaku Theme","summary":"Bandai Namco Filmworks presented the full trailer, second key visual, additional cast and staff, and the theme song for ghost - end of night, Shingo Natsume and Madhouse's theatrical anime, on Tuesday. The trailer previews \"life\" by hitsujibungaku. New cast include Takeo Otsuka as Bora, Kazuhiro Yamaji as Ahab, Yuki Shin as Structure, Hina Yomiya as MIke, and Atsumi Tanezaki as Masu's son. The film opens in Japan on February 11, 2027.","whyItMatters":"The full trailer and cast confirmations put a concrete shape on Natsume's first original anime film ahead of its February 11, 2027 opening, with hitsujibungaku handling both the theme and an insert song.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe trailer previews \u0026#34;life\u0026#34; by hitsujibungaku, who also perform the insert song \u0026#34;Sugar.\u0026#34; Mayu Hotta stars as Neekei and Issei Takahashi plays Masu. Shingo Natsume directs at Madhouse and wrote the script, with Natsume Ono on original character designs and Norifumi Kugai designing the characters for animation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBandai Namco Filmworks describes the story as a near-future tale where labor is no longer necessary, following Neekei as she seeks the \u0026#34;real\u0026#34; while resisting the order of a content society. The film has screened at GKIDS, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, and Variety\u0026#39;s Animation is Film festival, which took place on October 16-19.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Madhouse and Shingo Natsume are filling ghost - end of night with names like Kazuhiro Yamaji and Atsumi Tanezaki, so the February 11, 2027 date rides on a deep bench, not a single lead.","twitterPost":"ghost - end of night pairs hitsujibungaku's \"life\" with a cast that now runs from Takeo Otsuka to Kazuhiro Yamaji.","threadsPost":"ghost - end of night now lists Kazuhiro Yamaji as Ahab and Atsumi Tanezaki as Masu's son, names that suggest the film's cast is built as an ensemble rather than around one lead. Madhouse and Shingo Natsume open it in Japan on February 11, 2027.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco Filmworks released the full trailer and second key visual for ghost - end of night, Shingo Natsume's Madhouse film, along with additional cast and staff. hitsujibungaku performs the theme song \"life\" and the insert song \"Sugar.\" The film opens in Japan on February 11, 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-09/ghost-end-of-night-anime-film-trailer-confirms-more-cast-and-staff-theme-song/.243662\",\"title\":\"ghost - end of night Anime Film's Trailer Confirms More Cast \\u0026 Staff, Theme Song\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5586,"outputTokens":851,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794276193,"createdAt":"2026-11-10T01:59:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-10T02:02:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-10T02:02:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_51fc8547f9bd7f0a388f178e","canonicalTitle":"News\nghost – end of night Anime Film's Trailer Confirms More Cast \u0026 Staff, Theme Song","representativeArticleId":"a_fef9861a223c434dbdb4cad4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"ghost - end of night\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Hitsujibungaku\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-10T00:49:27.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-10T00:49:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-10T02:02:11.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-09/ghost-end-of-night-anime-film-trailer-confirms-more-cast-and-staff-theme-song/.243662","title":"News\nghost – end of night Anime Film's Trailer Confirms More Cast \u0026 Staff, Theme Song"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["ghost - end of night"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Hitsujibungaku"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Bandai Namco Filmworks presented the full trailer for ghost - end of night on Tuesday.","hitsujibungaku performs the theme song \"life\" and the insert song \"Sugar.\"","Takeo Otsuka, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Yuki Shin, Hina Yomiya, and Atsumi Tanezaki join the cast.","Shingo Natsume directs the film at Madhouse and wrote the script.","The film opens in Japan on February 11, 2027."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["ghost-end-of-night","hitsujibungaku"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"ghost-end-of-night","supported":7,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":4,"overall":"green","story_count":4,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"hitsujibungaku","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"green","story_count":4,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}