Legendary animation director Masashi Ando directs for the first time! The fantasy masterpiece "The Deer King" animated film will be released on September 18, 2020

On December 10, the official announced that Masashi Ando, ​​who has served as the animation supervisor for many famous works such as "Princess Mononoke", "Spirited Away" and "Your Name.", will be "turned regular" for the first time to direct the highly anticipated fantasy masterpiece "The Deer King" animated film. The film is scheduled to be released on September 18, 2020, so stay tuned.

· "The Deer King" is a novel written by Japanese fantasy writer Nahoko Uehashi, who won the 2014 International Hans Christian Andersen Award, known as the "Nobel Prize for Children's Literature". It is a medical fantasy novel set in an "other world". The book describes the protagonist who is on the verge of death due to an unknown virus invasion, and how the medical practitioner who tries to solve the mystery of the virus struggles to protect his hometown and the people he loves. The whole work has a grand structure and a thrilling plot. It explores the major proposition of human survival. It is not only a fantasy novel for teenagers, but also a serious work suitable for adults to read in depth.

The production team of the animated film "The Deer King" is even more luxurious. It is produced by Production IG, a studio that has created many well-known animations in the industry. The director is Masashi Ando, ​​who has served as the animation supervisor for many famous works such as "Princess Mononoke", "Spirited Away" and "Your Name." This is also the first time that Masashi Ando has served as a formal director. More detailed information will be released in succession, so stay tuned.