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Harmony (2015 film)

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Harmony
Poster
Japanese name
Kanjiハーモニー
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnHāmonī
Directed byMichael Arias
Takashi Nakamura
Screenplay byKoji Yamamoto
Based onHarmony
by Project Itoh
StarringMiyuki Sawashiro
Reina Ueda
Aya Suzaki
Yoshiko Sakakibara
Akio Ōtsuka
Shin-ichiro Miki
Chō
Junpei Morita
Music byYoshihiro Ike
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • November 13, 2015 (2015-11-13)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Harmony (ハーモニー, Hāmonī) is a 2015 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Michael Arias and Takashi Nakamura, animated by Studio 4°C and based on the novel of the same name by Project Itoh.[1][2] The film was released on November 13, 2015.[2] A four-volume manga by Fumi Minato based on the novel was published by Kadokawa Shoten in Newtype from 2015 to 2019. Two other anime films based on novels by the same author were released: The Empire of Corpses on October 2, 2015 and Genocidal Organ on February 3, 2017.

Synopsis

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In the future, after a nuclear cataclysm referred to as the "Maelstrom" and ensuing civil wars that almost wiped out humanity, peace and utopia have finally been achieved. Beyond country boundaries, society is controlled by the "Admedistration" and its WatchMe medical nanotechnology, devoted to protecting and extending human life, and is governed by a powerful ethic of social welfare and mutual consideration.

In Japan, three young women—Cian Reikado, Miach Mihie, and Tuan Kirie, the protagonist—reject this supposed "utopia" that lacks any true form of personal autonomy, and attempt suicide together, thereby committing the crime of rejecting life itself. While Miach succeeds in her attempt, Tuan and Cian are saved at the last moment.

Thirteen years later, Tuan is working as a senior investigator for the World Health Organization, but remains faithful to her ideas and delights in punishing her body. When she re-encounters her friend Cian and they recall their suicide pact and the loss of Miach, events unfold that will once again force Tuan to question her world and discover the truth behind this "perfect" world.

Voice cast

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Character Japanese voice actor English voice actor
Tuan Kirie Miyuki Sawashiro Jamie Marchi
Miach Mihie Reina Ueda Monica Rial
Cian Reikado Aya Suzaki Brittney Karbowski
Os Cara Stauffenberg Yoshiko Sakakibara Rachel Robinson
Elijah Vashlov Shin-ichiro Miki Christopher Bevins
Keita Saeki Chō Mark Stoddard
Nuada Kirie Junpei Morita Jeremy Schwartz
Gabrielle Étaín Akeno Watanabe Stephanie Young
Uwe Woll Atsushi Ono Patrick Seitz
Reiko Mihie Chiaki Mori Linda Leonard

Release

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The film was released on November 13, 2015, taking the release date of Genocidal Organ due to the latter's delay, moving from the previous release date of December 4.[2] Funimation has picked up the license for Harmony.[3] It was released in the U.S. on May 17–18, 2016 in a two-day engagement.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "ハーモニー(2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Manglobe's Genocidal Organ Film Delayed". Anime News Network. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Funimation Licenses Project Itoh Films - News". Anime News Network. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  4. ^ Funimation. "Funimation on Twitter: "Harmony arrives in select theaters May 17 + 18!". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
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