Mamoru Hosoda's "Freckles" will be released in mainland China on August 26

Mamoru Hosoda's work "Freckles" has been scheduled to be released in mainland China on August 26, and the official first Chinese trailer has been released. The film revolves around a 17-year-old high school girl named Ling. She lost her mother at a young age and depended on her father for life. By chance, Ling entered the virtual world U as "Belle". With her beautiful singing voice, she became a big star in the U world. And in an adventure in the U world, she gradually opened her heart and gained courage and growth.

Chinese trailer

The female lead is voiced by Nakamura Kaho, and Sato Takeru, Narita Ryo, Sometani Shota, Tamashiro Tina, Morikawa Tomoyuki, Tsuda Kenjiro, Koyama Mami, Miyano Mamoru, Yakusho Koji, etc. will also voice the female lead. Ikura, the lead singer of the popular Japanese band YOASOBI, will also challenge herself as a voice actor for the first time, playing the role of Hiroka, a friend of the female lead Suzu.

"Princess Freckles" was released in Japan on July 16, 2021. Its original name was "The Dragon and the Princess Freckles". Other works directed by Mamoru Hosoda, such as "Summer Wars", "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time", "Child of the Beast", and "Mirai" are also well known to Chinese audiences. Among them, "Mirai" was released in mainland China in 2020 and received good reviews.