{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c4f7c9b5ac581f931ca1795a","clusterId":"c_8074bec259ad4ad6947c4bd8","slug":"we-are-aliens-anime-film-trailer-adds-cast-theme-song","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"We Are Aliens Anime Film Trailer Adds Cast, Theme Song","summary":"The official website for the We Are Aliens anime film released a full trailer and visual on Monday, revealing two new cast members and the theme song. Ten Yamasaki and Kemuri Matsui join the cast, and adieu performs the theme song \"Sasakure.\" The film opens in Japan on September 25.","whyItMatters":"The trailer confirms the film's September 25 Japanese release date and adds two cast members from outside the traditional voice acting industry, continuing the project's pattern of unconventional casting.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe full trailer for Kōhei Kadowaki and NOTHING NEW\u0026#39;s \u003ci\u003eWe Are Aliens\u003c/i\u003e anime film debuted on Monday, adding two cast members and the theme song. Sakurazaka46 idol group member Ten Yamasaki voices Konatsu, the classmate who lives closest to protagonist Tsubasa. Comedian Kemuri Matsui plays Batahara, Tsubasa\u0026#39;s friend. The theme song \u0026#34;Sasakure\u0026#34; by adieu also previews in the trailer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film centers on Tsubasa and Gyōtarō, childhood friends driven apart by jealousy and misunderstandings, who reunite as adults. Ryōta Bandō and Amane Okayama voice the adult versions of the two leads, while child actors Yūto Maki and Tasuku Nakagome voice their younger selves. Kadowaki wrote, directed, storyboarded, and edited the film. French studio Miyu Productions collaborated on production.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Are Aliens\u003c/i\u003e opens in Japanese theaters on September 25. It previously screened at Cannes Directors\u0026#39; Fortnight and competed at Annecy. Sales company CHARADES has licensed the film to distributors in Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Thailand.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"adieu's theme song placement is the first public music credit for a film that has otherwise kept its production details sparse since announcement.","twitterPost":"adieu's theme song is the first music credit for a film that has stayed quiet on production details until now.","threadsPost":"adieu's theme song is the first music credit revealed for We Are Aliens. The film has been quiet on production details since its announcement, so the trailer fills in more than just cast.","newsletterBlurb":"The We Are Aliens anime film trailer revealed two new cast members and the theme song. Ten Yamasaki and Kemuri Matsui join the cast, and adieu performs the theme. The film opens in Japan on September 25.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-26/we-are-aliens-anime-film-trailer-reveals-2-cast-members-theme-song/.239997\",\"title\":\"We Are Aliens Anime Film's Trailer Reveals 2 Cast Members, Theme Song\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4306,"outputTokens":675,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785181072,"createdAt":"2026-07-27T19:33:31.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-27T19:35:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-27T19:33:31.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8074bec259ad4ad6947c4bd8","canonicalTitle":"News\nWe Are Aliens Anime Film's Trailer Reveals 2 Cast Members, Theme Song","representativeArticleId":"a_faf294c0dc7c150e7af67ce2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"We Are Aliens\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Ten Yamasaki\",\"Kemuri Matsui\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-27T04:22:28.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-27T04:22:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-27T19:35:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-26/we-are-aliens-anime-film-trailer-reveals-2-cast-members-theme-song/.239997","title":"News\nWe Are Aliens Anime Film's Trailer Reveals 2 Cast Members, Theme Song"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["We Are Aliens"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Ten Yamasaki","Kemuri Matsui"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}