The Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc theme song “IRIS OUT” by Kenshi Yonezu has reached the top 5 of the Billboard Global 200 chart, becoming the highest-ever charting position for a Japanese language song. This surpasses the records set by YOASOBI’s “Idol” and Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born.”
To celebrate the record-breaking hit, Kenshi Yonezu drew a special illustration for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc to get fans excited for the film.
In addition to “IRIS OUT,” Kenshi Yonezu performs the Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc ending theme song “JANE DOE” featuring Hikaru Utada. Maximum The Heroine performs the insert song “Hawatari Nioku Centi [2-hundred-million-Centimeter-long-blades] (70% Unlocked edit).”
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc opened on September 19 in Japan and September 24 internationally. The movie heads to U.S. theaters on October 24 with English dubs and English subs with Japanese voice-overs, and there will be RealD 3D screenings. What’s more, the movie premieres October 29 in the U.K.
The cast and staff include:
Cast
- Kikunosuke Toya as Denji
- Reina Ueda as Reze
- Tomori Kusunoki as Makima
- Shiori Izawa as Pochita
- Shogo Sakata as Aki Hayakawa
- Fairouz Ai as Power
Staff
- Original Story: Tatsuki Fujimoto
- Director: Tatsuya Yoshihara
- Screenwriter: Hiroshi Seko
- Character Designer: Kazutaka Sugiyama
- Assistant Director: Masato Nakazono
- Sub Character Designer: Souta Yamazaki, Shun
- Main Animator: Shoichi
- Action Animation Director: Sota Shigetsugu
- Art Director: Yusuke Takeda
- Color Designer: Naomi Nakano
- Color Script: Riku
- Editor: Masato Yoshitake
- Music: Kensuke Ushio
- Distribution: TOHO
- Production: MAPPA
Lastly, here’s a story synopsis for the film, via TOHO:
Denji became “Chainsaw Man,” a boy with a devil’s heart, and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters. After a date with Makima, the woman of his dreams, Denji takes shelter from the rain. There he meets Reze, a girl who works in a café.
