{"rewrite":{"id":"r_aa1f8e8c234b0f341fb75ed1","clusterId":"c_4a0df1bf6033a69b6cff38bf","slug":"sound-euphonium-final-movie-part-2-opens-in-japan-with-new-footage-video","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Sound! Euphonium Final Movie Part 2 Opens in Japan with New Footage Video","summary":"Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2 opened in Japanese theaters on Friday, and the staff began streaming a special video that includes new footage the same day. Director Taichi Ogawa posted an illustration to mark the premiere. Tatsuya Ishihara is chief director and Jukki Hanada wrote the screenplay for the film, which Kyoto Animation describes as the conclusion to the series.","whyItMatters":"The release closes out a Sound! Euphonium theatrical project that began with the first film on April 24, so the franchise's story now has both of its final parts in theaters.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe second part of the two-film project is now in Japanese cinemas, arriving with a promotional video that carries footage not used in the earlier marketing. Ogawa marked the opening day with a drawing posted through the anime\u0026#39;s official channels.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe production brings back Ishihara as chief director and Hanada on script, with Shoko Ikeda and Kazumi Ikeda handling character designs. Kyoto Animation\u0026#39;s description frames the film as the finale of a story that has followed Kumiko Oumae and the Kitauji concert band since the first television series.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kyoto Animation calls Sound! Euphonium Final Movie Part 2 the conclusion to the series, and the premiere-day video pushes new footage at the fans who have to wait for the home release to see the rest.","twitterPost":"Kyoto Animation bills Sound! Euphonium Final Movie Part 2 as the series conclusion. New footage streamed the same day it opened in Japan.","threadsPost":"Kyoto Animation is treating Sound! Euphonium Final Movie Part 2 as the end of the series, and the new-footage video went up the same day the film opened in Japan. The people who cannot get to a Japanese theater this weekend get a trailer, not the conclusion itself.","newsletterBlurb":"Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2 opened in Japanese theaters on Friday, and the staff began streaming a video that includes new footage. Director Taichi Ogawa shared an illustration to mark the premiere. Tatsuya Ishihara is chief director and Jukki Hanada wrote the screenplay.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-11/sound-euphonium-the-final-movie-part-2-streams-video-featuring-new-footage/.241674\",\"title\":\"'Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2' Streams Video Featuring New Footage\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4785,"outputTokens":543,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789143261,"createdAt":"2026-09-11T16:08:31.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T16:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T16:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4a0df1bf6033a69b6cff38bf","canonicalTitle":"News\n'Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2' Streams Video Featuring New Footage","representativeArticleId":"a_70c256061d7ff9a0aa61754e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-11T14:56:58.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-11T14:56:58.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T16:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-11/sound-euphonium-the-final-movie-part-2-streams-video-featuring-new-footage/.241674","title":"News\n'Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2' Streams Video Featuring New Footage"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}