{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1a8dd9d6941ff8dcb40c4019","clusterId":"c_e9d364cd2002ea5a80ca5ad0","slug":"star-detective-precure-film-casts-akari-kito-nobunaga-shimazaki-koki-uchiyama","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Star Detective Precure! Film Casts Akari Kito, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Koki Uchiyama","summary":"The staff for the Star Detective Precure! film announced the cast for three film-original characters in a new video on Sunday. Akari Kito voices Karin, a 14-year-old girl who holds the key to the story. Nobunaga Shimazaki voices Alan, a fairy who watches over Karin, and Koki Uchiyama voices Rain, a fairy who requests the Detective Precures' help. The film opens in Japan on September 18.","whyItMatters":"The cast reveal for the three original characters sets up the film's central mystery, with Karin as the story's key and the fairies Alan and Rain guiding the Detective Precures into the conflict.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new video introduces the three characters who will drive the film\u0026#39;s plot. Karin is a 14-year-old girl described as holding the key to the story, while Alan is a fairy who watches over her and Rain is the fairy who asks the Detective Precures for help.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film\u0026#39;s story begins with the Detective Precures investigating the \u0026#34;X Mark Incident.\u0026#34; Rain leads the team to a garden called \u0026#34;Karin\u0026#39;s Garden,\u0026#34; which is being overrun by tiny creatures called \u0026#34;Dame Dame.\u0026#34; The team investigates and discovers the secret hidden in the garden.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePast Precure characters from You and Idol Precure! and Wonderful Precure! will also appear. Hanako Ueda directs, with Yoshimi Narita writing the script. The film opens in Japan on September 18.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Star Detective Precure! film casts Akari Kito as Karin, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Alan, and Koki Uchiyama as Rain. The three original characters drive the mystery of Karin's Garden. Opens in Japan September 18.","twitterPost":"Star Detective Precure! film reveals cast: Akari Kito as Karin, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Alan, Koki Uchiyama as Rain. Opens in Japan September 18.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Star Detective Precure! film has announced the voice cast for its three original characters. Akari Kito plays Karin, the 14-year-old key to the story, with Nobunaga Shimazaki and Koki Uchiyama as the fairies Alan and Rain. The film opens in Japan on September 18.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-09/star-detective-precure-film-new-video-reveals-cast-for-guest-characters/.240410\",\"title\":\"Star Detective Precure! Film's New Video Reveals Cast for Guest Characters\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4810,"outputTokens":637,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786264671,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T08:31:21.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-09T08:31:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T08:31:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e9d364cd2002ea5a80ca5ad0","canonicalTitle":"News\nStar Detective Precure! Film's New Video Reveals Cast for Guest Characters","representativeArticleId":"a_faefb34e66d5c536593a1159","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":2,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Star Detective Precure!\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Akari Kitō\",\"Nobunaga Shimazaki\",\"Kōki Uchiyama\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-09T05:41:44.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-09T05:41:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T08:31:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-09/star-detective-precure-film-new-video-reveals-cast-for-guest-characters/.240410","title":"News\nStar Detective Precure! Film's New Video Reveals Cast for Guest Characters"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Star Detective Precure!"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Akari Kitō","Nobunaga Shimazaki","Kōki Uchiyama"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}