{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7c022c15da0013ed69ff8e71","clusterId":"c_30f7067586df548a1305a15f","slug":"the-apothecary-diaries-film-debuts-trailer-and-kenshi-yonezu-theme","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"The Apothecary Diaries Film Debuts Trailer and Kenshi Yonezu Theme","summary":"The official website for The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure presented a new trailer, main visual and character relationship chart on Thursday. The trailer names and previews the theme song \"Haru ga Tomori\" by singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu. The film adapts a new story by original light novel author Hyuganatsu, following Maomao and Jinshi as they travel to the homeland of a concubine who died five years ago to return her remains. The site also announced a film novelization written by Hyuganatsu, on sale December 9, containing material not used in the film, with a first-edition wraparound band carrying the key visual. A short story by Hyuganatsu about Maomao and Jinshi, described as an epilogue, will appear in 1.5 million booklets distributed at participating theaters from opening day while supplies last. The film opens in Japan on December 11, with Norihiro Naganuma directing and TOHO Animation STUDIO on animation. Crunchyroll holds North American and worldwide rights excluding Asia but including India.","whyItMatters":"Crunchyroll bought the film's worldwide rights outside Asia weeks before the Japanese opening, so the trailer's overseas audience is already secured while a release date still waits.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMariya Ise joins the cast as Mu Qing, son of the Bi clan, with Nobuo Tobita as clan head Biron, Kumiko Watanabe as his wife Shuu and Hirofumi Nojima as eldest son Bisen. Kensho Ono plays Suija, leader of the Kajadan river pirates, alongside Ryota Takeuchi as his subordinate Eisho and Jiro Saito as the late former Kajadan leader Kaja. Miyuki Sawashiro voices Ruoqing, the middle-rank courtesan whose dying wish sends the party south, Ai Mikami plays her former lady-in-waiting Yinshan, and the site notes the Romanizations are unconfirmed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film\u0026#39;s setting is Binan-shu, a southern province ruled by the Bi clan, where pirates are searching for treasure their late leader hid. The novelization arrives December 9, two days before the Japanese opening on December 11. The third television season has been airing since October 2, with its second cours set for April 2027.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hyuganatsu wrote a short epilogue about Maomao and Jinshi that will only reach 1.5 million theatergoers, in booklets handed out from opening day while supplies last.","twitterPost":"The film novelization lands December 9 with scenes the movie cut. The movie itself opens in Japan two days later, on December 11.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"A new trailer for The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure confirms Kenshi Yonezu's \"Haru ga Tomori\" as the theme song and brings a main visual with it. Hyuganatsu has also written a novelization and a short theater-only epilogue. Japan gets the film December 11; Crunchyroll has the rest of the world outside Asia.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-22/the-apothecary-diaries-film-new-trailer-unveils-kenshi-yonezu-theme-song/.243109\",\"title\":\"The Apothecary Diaries Film's New Trailer Unveils Kenshi Yonezu's Theme Song\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/the-apothecary-diaries-movie-reveals-new-trailer-key-visual-and-kenshi-yonezu-theme-song/\",\"title\":\"The Apothecary Diaries Movie Reveals New Trailer, Key Visual, and Kenshi Yonezu Theme Song\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6765,"outputTokens":1046,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792683432,"createdAt":"2026-10-22T15:31:47.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T15:36:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T15:36:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_30f7067586df548a1305a15f","canonicalTitle":"The Apothecary Diaries Movie Reveals New Trailer, Key Visual, and Kenshi Yonezu Theme Song","representativeArticleId":"a_68acba06ada63e12078223ac","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Apothecary Diaries the Movie: The Late Lady's Treasure\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"The Apothecary Diaries\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kenshi Yonezu\",\"Hyuganatsu\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-22T12:21:09.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-22T12:29:12.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T15:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-22/the-apothecary-diaries-film-new-trailer-unveils-kenshi-yonezu-theme-song/.243109","title":"News\nThe Apothecary Diaries Film's New Trailer Unveils Kenshi Yonezu's Theme Song"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/the-apothecary-diaries-movie-reveals-new-trailer-key-visual-and-kenshi-yonezu-theme-song/","title":"The Apothecary Diaries Movie Reveals New Trailer, Key Visual, and Kenshi Yonezu Theme Song"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Apothecary Diaries the Movie: The Late Lady's Treasure"],"manga_titles":["The Apothecary Diaries"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Kenshi Yonezu","Hyuganatsu"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Kenshi Yonezu performs \"Haru ga Tomori,\" the theme song for The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure, previewed in a new trailer revealed on Thursday.","The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure opens in theaters in Japan on December 11.","A novelization of the film written by Hyuganatsu goes on sale December 9 and includes material not used in the film.","A short story by Hyuganatsu about Maomao and Jinshi will be included in 1.5 million booklets distributed at participating theaters from opening day.","Crunchyroll acquired North American and worldwide rights to the film, excluding Asia but including India, and will announce a release date later."]}