Pass through the portal and enter the fantastical world of Lonely Castle in the Mirror — the acclaimed anime feature directed by Keiichi Hara (Miss Hokusai, Colorful, The Wonderland), based on the bestselling novel by Mizuki Tsujimara. Delving into the painful but necessary topics of bullying and other coming-of-age struggles, we are pleased to offer an exclusive clip from this acclaimed film, produced Japanese studio A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online and Kaguya-sama: Love Is War franchises) and now available on home video from GKIDS with distribution by Shout! Factory.
Lonely Castle in the Mirror was the first Japanese animated feature to be selected for the Rotterdam International Film Festival, where it had its international premiere, and was nominated for Animation of the Year at the 2023 Japan Academy Film Prize. The home video release includes an Art Gallery and Trailers as extras.
Synopsis: Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanted castle where she is joined by six other students. When a girl in a wolf mask explains that they have been invited to play a game, the teens must work together to uncover the mysterious connection that unites them. However, anyone who breaks the rules will be eaten by a wolf.
The English-language dub voice cast features Micah Lin as Kokoro Anzai, Huxley Westemeier as Rion, Giselle Fernandez as Aki, Kieran Regan as Subaru, Zoe Glick as Fuka, Adrian Marrero as Masamune, Riley Webb as Ureshino and Vivienne Rutherford as Wolf Queen.
Lonely Castle in the Mirror is available now on Blu-ray and DVD from GKIDS and Shout! Factory, and on all major digital platforms.
