{"rewrite":{"id":"r_baa143196e4dea5d8cf0bb71","clusterId":"c_83127e6a78ea40fd8748b72b","slug":"we-are-aliens-film-streams-theme-song-trailer-with-adieu-s-sasakure","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"We Are Aliens Film Streams Theme Song Trailer With adieu's 'Sasakure'","summary":"NOTHING NEW began streaming a theme song trailer for its We Are Aliens anime film on Tuesday, featuring adieu's song 'Sasakure' (Split). Director Kohei Kadowaki helmed the video, which previews part of the theme song not previously made public. The film opens in Japan on September 25. It stars Ryota Bando as Tsubasa and Amane Okayama as Gyotaro as young adults, with child actors Yuto Maki and Tasuku Nakagome voicing the younger versions.","whyItMatters":"The trailer gives audiences their first preview of the film's previously unreleased theme song ahead of the September 25 Japan opening.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKadowaki, who created the second BEASTARS season\u0026#39;s ending sequence and music videos for YOASOBI, directed the trailer and is also the film\u0026#39;s planner, scriptwriter, storyboard artist, and editor. Yaffle, who previously produced music for Fujii Kaze and Kenshi Yonezu, composed the score.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film follows Tsubasa and Gyotaro, elementary school friends driven apart by jealousy and misunderstandings, who must face what happened between them years later. Ryota Bando and Amane Okayama voice the pair as young adults, while child actors Yuto Maki and Tasuku Nakagome voice the younger versions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOTHING NEW planned and produced the film, with French studio Miyu Productions collaborating. The film opens in Japan on September 25, following screenings at Cannes, Annecy, and other festivals.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"NOTHING NEW streamed a theme song trailer for We Are Aliens, previewing adieu's 'Sasakure' (Split) ahead of the September 25 Japan opening. Kohei Kadowaki directed the video and the film. The story follows two childhood friends driven apart by jealousy.","twitterPost":"NOTHING NEW streamed a theme song trailer for We Are Aliens, previewing adieu's 'Sasakure' (Split). The film opens in Japan September 25. Kohei Kadowaki directed the trailer and the film, which follows two childhood friends driven apart by jealousy.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"NOTHING NEW streamed a theme song trailer for We Are Aliens, previewing adieu's 'Sasakure' (Split) ahead of the September 25 Japan opening. Kohei Kadowaki directed the video and the film, which follows two childhood friends driven apart by jealousy and misunderstanding.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-08/we-are-aliens-film-streams-theme-song-trailer/.241510\",\"title\":\"We Are Aliens Film Streams 'Theme Song Trailer'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4731,"outputTokens":3130,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788861929,"createdAt":"2026-09-08T10:02:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-08T10:03:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T10:03:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_83127e6a78ea40fd8748b72b","canonicalTitle":"News\nWe Are Aliens Film Streams 'Theme Song Trailer'","representativeArticleId":"a_77976aa18f70fa8a05d63b2d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"We Are Aliens\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"adieu\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-08T09:01:10.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-08T09:01:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T10:03:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-08/we-are-aliens-film-streams-theme-song-trailer/.241510","title":"News\nWe Are Aliens Film Streams 'Theme Song Trailer'"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["We Are Aliens"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["adieu"],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}