Kōki Uchiyama, Kenjirō Tsuda Join Cast of Kenji Iwaisawa's 100 Meters Anime Film

Film debuts in Japan on September 19, in N. America in October

On Friday, the team behind the movie adaptation of Uoto's manga series Hyakuemu shared additional cast members for the film. Kōki Uchiyama has been cast as Saizu and Kenjirō Tsuda will portray Kaidō. Romanization of character names is yet to be confirmed.

Image via 100 Meters anime film's X/Twitter account

Image via Hyakuemu film's X/Twitter account

The film had its first showing in the world at Annecy on Thursday. In Japan, it will be released on September 19th.

GKIDS will screen the movie in North American theaters this October.

In the film "The Running Club," Tori Matsuzaka portrays the talented athlete Togashi, while Shōta Sometani assumes the role of Komiya, who is deeply devoted to the 100-meter sprint and was inspired by his encounter with Togashi.

At Rock 'n' Roll Mountain, Kenji Iwaisawa of ON-GAKU: Our Sound will direct the film with production support from Pony Canyon, TBS TV, and ASMIK Ace. Yasuyuki Mutō of Tokyo Revengers will write the script. Keisuke Kojima will be in charge of character design as well as serving as chief animation director, while Keikankun Yamaguchi will handle art direction. Producers for this project include Yūsuke Terada, Yūki Katayama, and Akane Taketsugu. Hiroaki Tsutsumi will compose the music for the film.

Last June, during the Annecy International Film Festival, a sneak peek was shown of the movie that was featured in the Work in Progress section. The festival provided a description of the plot.

Togashi is born to run. As a kid, he is naturally gifted and wins every 100-meter race without effort. But in sixth grade, he meets Komiya, a transfer student who is full of determination but lacks technique. In teaching him, Togashi gives Komiya a new purpose: to win no matter what. Years pass by, Togashi and Komiya meet again as rivals on the track and reveal their true selves.

In November 2018, Kodansha published Uoto 's first manga series, titled "Hyakuemu," in their Magazine Pocket app. This manga was later compiled into its third book volume in August 2019.

Hiroyuki Ohashi created "ON-GAKU" manga which was later adapted into a film called "ON-GAKU: Our Sound" by Iwaisawa. Ohashi announced this project in 2012 and launched a crowdfunding campaign on Makuake in July 2018. After opening in Japan in January 2020, "ON-GAKU" was screened in North America by GKIDS in December 2020 before being released on home video in March 2021.

Sources: 100 Meters anime film's website ( link ) , Comic Natalie ( link )