Following the second for Persona 3 The Movie #4: Winter of Rebirth trailer released last month, a minor news update for the film has been released with today’s full moon.
Dark Hour Radio
The sixth edition of the “Dark Hour Radio” special podcast for Persona 3 The Movie #4 has been released, featuring the voice actor for the protagonist Makoto Yuki, Akira Ishida, and the voice actress for Ken Amada, Megumi Ogata.
This time, the voice actor for Akihiko Sanada, Hikaru Midorikawa, is the featured guest.
Staff Interview
The sixth edition of the staff interviews for Persona 3 The movie #4 has been posted, featuring Takashi Sakurai, who is responsible for editing, and Chaen Ichiro, who works on color correction.
Advance Ticket
A limited edition advance ticket for the movie sold at the “Animate” and “Gamers” Japanese retailers on December 24, 2015, will include an original illustration A3 clear poster. It will go for 2,040 yen (tax included).
The previous trailer for the movie can be seen below.
Story Synopsis
The time of destruction is coming ever closer without a doubt. It cannot be stopped.”
To know death, to gaze at death, to face death.
Makoto and his allies have grown through the many meetings and partings they have experienced.
Their fight might not be for the sake of the world, but for themselves. Even so, they have continued to fight, believing that there are peaceful days waiting at the end of the battle.
However, a boy says that destruction is the fate that humanity must shoulder. The boy they believed to be their friend tells them the truth of the situation without an emotion on his face.
The season changes to winter. Makoto makes a decision in order to greet the spring that is waiting beyond….
Tomohisa Taguchi from Persona 3 The Movie #2: Midsummer Knight’s Dream will reprise his role as director of the movie, and Seiji Kishi returns as the supervisor. The art director from the second film, Zenou Tanioka, will return for the fourth movie following Toshihiro Kohama who had that role in the third film. “Junpei Takatsu is the composite and visual director.”
Rest of the Returning Staff from A-1 Pictures
Scripts: Jun Kumagai
Character Design: Keisuke Watabe
Persona Design: Kyouma Aki
Prop Design: Shinobu Tsuneki
Color Coordination: Saori Goda
Art design: Kaoru Aoki (Bihou)
Editing: Takashi Sakurai
Music: Shoji Meguro, Tetsuya Kobayashi
Sound Director: Satoki Iida
Action Director: Ryo Tanaka
The Persona 3 The Movie series is produced by AIC ASTA and distributed by Aniplex. The first film, Spring of Birth, released in theaters on November 23, 2013. The second film, Midsummer Knight’s Dream, was released on June 7, 2014. The third, Falling Down, was released on April 4, 2015.