Singer-songwriter imase has released a special collaboration music video for the song “Aoba”, the theme song of the animated film A NEW DAWN. The video is now available on the artist’s official YouTube channel. The film opened in Japan on March 6.
imase “Aoba” x A NEW DAWN Collaboration Music Video
Main Visual:
CAST:
Riku Hagiwara as Keitaro Obinata
Kotone Furukawa as Kaoru
Miyu Irino as Sentaro Obinata
Takashi Okabe as Eitaro Obinata
STAFF:
Original Work, Script, Director: Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
Character design: Utsushita
Art Director: Akiko Majima
Music: Shuta Hasunuma
Animation Production: Asmik Ace and Miyu Productions
A NEW DAWN is a French-Japanese co-production created with Miyu Productions. The film was previously presented during the Animation Day showcase at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and is also part of the competition lineup at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2026.
Official story:
The Obinata Fireworks Shop factory is getting prepared for an administrative action for confiscation tomorrow. It has been six years since Keitaro has been holed up in a closed-down factory creating fireworks by himself, chasing after an illusion of his father who vanished. It is a story about three young people who overcome the extreme weather conditions, disasters and environmental problems imposed on them and establish their own identities.
Source: Official YouTube Channel
© A NEW DAWN Film Partners
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