The official website of the animated feature film based on the manga Peleliu: Guernica of Paradiseof Kazuyoshi Takedahas revealed a first teaser trailer and a promotional image that anticipate the intense and dramatic tone of the film. The Japanese cinema release is scheduled for December 5, 2025at 00:00 (local time in Japan), which is equivalent to 16:00 on December 4 in Spain (UTC+2).
Main voices that give life to the protagonists
The preview also confirmed the actors who will play the two central characters. Rihito Itagakiknown for his role as Norman in the live-action film The Promised Neverland, will be the voice of Hiroshi Tamarua kind young man with the dream of becoming a mangaka. At your side will be Tomoya Nakamurawho will play Keisuke YoshikiTamaru's faithful companion. Nakamura previously voiced Dmitri in SPY×FAMILY CODE: White.
Itagaki expressed that participating in this production, right in the 80th anniversary of the end of World War IImakes him feel a deep responsibility in embodying Tamaru. For his part, Nakamura commented that, at a time when there are few living witnesses of that conflict, it is crucial that more people learn about the history of Peleliu Island through cinema.
High caliber creative team behind
The direction of the film is in the hands of Goro Kujiknown for his work as an assistant in Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgment-. The script has been co-written by Junji Nishimura and the author of the manga himself, Kazuyoshi Takeda. Ryoji Namamura is responsible for character design and animation direction, while Kenji Kawai will compose the soundtrack. The production houses Shin-Ei Animation and Fugaku They will be in charge of the animation.
A story based on real events
The original manga was serialized between February 2016 and April 2021 in Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine, accumulating a total of 11 volumes. In 2017, he received the Award of Excellence from the Japan Cartoonists Association.
The story is set in Peleliu Islandduring the final stretch of the Pacific War in 1944. Tamaru, a cartoonist recruited by the Japanese army, arrives in what appears to be a tropical paradise.
However, the scene soon transforms into hell when American forces launch a massive offensive on the island. In a conflict for control of a strategic airport, 40,000 American soldiers they face 10,000 Japanese soldierswho have the order to resist until the end. The story delves into the horror of war from a deeply human perspective.
