Anime Film The Deer King Receives An Epic Teaser And U.S. Release
Gkids, a film distributor known for partnering with Studio Ghibli and releasing excitinganimefeature films in the United States, made headlines last week when they purchased the rights toBelle,Mamoru Hosoda’s next feature film. Now, after its world premiere at the Annecy Film Festival, the distributor has picked up the North American rights toThe Deer King, veteran Japanese animator Masashi Ando’s directorial debut. The Deer Kingtells an epic fantasy story about a former soldier and a little girl who are caught in the middle of a conflict between the two rival empires, Zol and Aquafa, after surviving an attack by wild dogs that carried a deadly disease known as Black Wolf Fever....