Apothecary Diaries Film Trailer Reveals Bi Clan Cast
TOHO animation's new character trailer for The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure introduces the Bi clan and its four cast members.
TOHO animation began streaming a character trailer for The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure on Monday, spotlighting the Bi clan and announcing the cast for its key members.
Nobuo Tobita voices Bi clan head Birō, with Kumiko Watanabe as his wife Shūu. Hirofumi Nojima plays the clan's eldest son Bisen, and Mariya Ise, previously announced, voices the clan son Mu Qing.
TOHO animation plans to release more character videos over the next two days: one for the Kaja Troupe on October 13, followed by videos for Ruo Qing and Yi Shan on October 14, according to animenewsnetwork.com.
Film and franchise background
The film is set to open in theaters in Japan on December 11 and features a brand-new story written by Hyuganatsu, the author of the original novel series. Crunchyroll announced it has acquired North American and worldwide rights to the film, excluding Asia but including India, with a release date to be revealed later alongside Sony Pictures Entertainment.
The third television anime season premiered on October 2 at 11:00 p.m. in NTV's "Friday Anime Night" block, with its second cours scheduled for April 2027. Hyuganatsu began serializing the original story on the "Shōsetsuka ni Narō" website in October 2011, and Shufunotomo began publishing the novels in print with illustrations by Shino in August 2014.
Quick answers
When does The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure open in Japan?
The film opens in theaters in Japan on December 11.
Who voices the Bi clan members in the film?
Nobuo Tobita plays Birō, Kumiko Watanabe plays Shūu, Hirofumi Nojima plays Bisen, and Mariya Ise plays Mu Qing.
When will more character trailers be released?
TOHO animation will stream a trailer for the Kaja Troupe on October 13 and videos for Ruo Qing and Yi Shan on October 14.