Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern (film)

Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern^[a] is a Japanese two-part animated romance film based on a manga series of the a same title written and illustrated by Waki Yamato. Part 1 was directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and Part 2 by Seimei Kidokoro, while both films were written by Furuhashi, produced by Nippon Animation, and distributed by Warner Bros. Japan. The two-part film stars the voices of Saori Hayami and Mamoru Miyano. The first film, Part 1,^[b] was released in Japan on November 11, 2017, and the second film, Part 2,^[c] on October 19, 2018.^[3]

Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern
Theatrical release poster for Part 1
Kanji	劇場版 はいからさんが通る
Revised Hepburn	Gekijōban Haikara-san ga Tōru
Directed by	Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Part 1) Seimei Kidokoro (Part 2)
Screenplay by	Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Based on	Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern by Waki Yamato
Produced by	Akio Matsuda Chitose Kawazoe Takashu Inoue
Starring	Saori Hayami Mamoru Miyano
Cinematography	Takeo Ogiwara
Edited by	Ayako Tan
Music by	Michiru Ōshima
Production company	Nippon Animation
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Japan
Release dates	November 11, 2017 (2017-11-11) (Part 1) October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19) (Part 2)
Running time	97 minutes (Part 1)^[1] 105 minutes (Part 2)^[2]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Plot

Part One

Raised by a single father who is also an army general, Benio is a tomboy with qualities that are deemed not feminine, and proclaims herself to be a modern woman. Her grandmother sets her up in an arranged marriage with an army lieutenant Shinobu Ijuin. Benio strongly believes that women should have the right to choose their own husband and wants a marriage based on love. She makes it her mission to give Shinobu's family a bad impression so that the arranged marriage doesn't go through. However, this becomes difficult as she starts falling for Shinobu's charm.

Part Two

After marrying the head of the military, Benio hears her husband died in Siberia during a war. However, after finding out he's alive and fighting against his home land, Benio starts looking for her first love. Wondering why he didn't return and wanting to welcome him back. Hardships will happen and hearts may be broken, as he might have moved on.

Voice cast

Character	Japanese voice cast	English voice cast
Benio Hanamura	Saori Hayami	Mimi Torres
Shinobu Ijūin	Mamoru Miyano	Robbie Daymond
Major Hanamura	Unshō Ishizuka	Bill Rogers
Ranmaru Fujieda	Yuki Kaji	Shannon McKain
Shingo Onijima	Kazuya Nakai	Kirk Thornton
Tamaki Kitajoi	Asami Seto	Cristina Vee
Kichijii	Shizuka Itō	TBA
Tosei Inoue	Takahiro Sakurai	Keith Silverstein
Larissa	Maaya Sakamoto	TBA

Production

It was first announced in November 2016 that an animated film adaptation of Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern written and illustrated by Waki Yamato will be produced as a two-part film.^[4] Kazuhiro Furuhashi wrote the screenplay, Terumi Nishii was in charge of the character design, and Michiru Ōshima composed the music. Mitsuko Kase was set to direct the second film, but later was replaced by Seimei Kidokoro for unknown reasons.^[5][6] In July 2018, voice actress and singer Maaya Sakamoto joined the cast for Part 2 as Larissa.^[7][8]

The theme song for both films are performed by Saori Hayami, and written and composed by Mariya Takeuchi. Part 1 is "Yume no Hate Made" (夢の果てまで, lit. "Until the End of the Dream"),^[9] and Part 2 is "Atarashii Ashita" (新しい朝(あした), lit. "New Tomorrow").^[10]

Release

Part 1 was released in theaters in Japan on November 11, 2017. Eleven Arts released it on home video.^[11]

Part 2 was released in theaters in Japan on October 19, 2018.^[3] Eleven Arts screened the film in the U.S. on December 17, 2018.^[12]

Notes

1. Japanese: 劇場版 はいからさんが通る, Hepburn: Gekijōban Haikara-san ga Tōru, lit. "Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern the Movie"
2. 劇場版 はいからさんが通る 前編 ～紅緒、花の17歳～, Gekijōban Haikara-san ga Tōru Zenpen - Benio, Hana no 17-sai, lit. "Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern the Movie Part 1: Benio, Hana 17 Years-Old"
3. 劇場版 はいからさんが通る 後編 ～花の東京大ロマン～, Gekijōban Haikara-san ga Tōru Kōhen: Hana no Tōkyō Dai Roman, lit. "Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern the Movie Part 2: The Grand Tokyo Romance"

References

1. "劇場版　はいからさんが通る 前編 紅緒、花の17歳" [Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern the Movie Part 1: Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern the Movie Part 1: Benio, Hana 17 Years Old]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 11, 2017.
2. "劇場版　はいからさんが通る 後編 花の東京大ロマン" [Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern the Movie Part 2: The Grand Tokyo Romance]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 19, 2018.
3. Pineda, Rafael (May 25, 2018). "Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern 2nd Film Opens in Japan on October 19". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
4. "劇場版「はいからさんが通る」は2部作！紅緒役は早見沙織、忍役は宮野真守". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
5. Pineda, Rafael (November 13, 2017). "2nd Haikara-san ga Tōru Film Changes Director". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
6. Pineda, Rafael (March 22, 2017). "Haikara-san ga Tōru Anime Films' Debut Dates, Titles, Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
7. "劇場版「はいからさん」後編、秘密を抱えるキャラ・ラリサ役は坂本真綾". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
8. Komatsu, Mikakatsu (July 13, 2018). "Maaya Sakamoto Joins Haikara-san ga Tooru Anime Film 2nd Part as Russian Countess Larissa". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
9. Pineda, Rafael (September 28, 2017). "1st Haikara-san ga Tōru Film's Trailer Previews Saori Hayami's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
10. Ressler, Karen (September 9, 2018). "2nd Haikara-san Anime Film Trailer Previews Saori Hayami's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
11. "Right Stuf, Eleven Arts Partner for Home Video Distribution". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
12. Ressler, Karen (November 14, 2018). "Haikara-San Part 2 Film's English-Subtitled Teaser Reveals December 7 U.S. Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 14, 2018.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 at IMDb  
• Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 at IMDb