The latest installment in the Disney & Pixar animated film series, "Toy Story 5" (directed by Andrew Stanton and co-directed by Kenna Harris), will be released in Japan on July 3rd. It has now been announced that the film will be screened in 11 different versions, including IMAX and ULTRA 4DX in premium large format. Poster visuals for each format, featuring familiar characters like Woody and Buzz, have been unveiled. Furthermore, "Toy Story Theaters" will be held in eight theaters nationwide, where the screens will be decorated to immerse viewers in the world of "Toy Story." A special gift for moviegoers has also been announced.
◇Four different poster visuals are also available.
The 11 different screening formats for "Toy Story 5" are: 2D (subtitled/dubbed), Dolby Atmos (2D subtitled/dubbed), Dolby Cinema (2D dubbed), 4D (3D dubbed), IMAX (2D dubbed), SCREEN X (subtitled/dubbed), and ULTRA 4DX (subtitled/dubbed).
Along with this, four different poster visuals for the Dolby Cinema, 4DX, IMAX, and SCREEN X versions were unveiled. The SCREEN X version depicts the toys watching over Bonnie, who has taken in Jessie and Buzz. The Dolby Cinema, 4DX, and IMAX versions prominently feature the LilyPad, a state-of-the-art tablet that appears before Woody and the other toys, foreshadowing a crisis that threatens the toys' existence due to the arrival of a "digital threat."
◇Two types of admission gifts have also been decided.
The "Toy Story Theater," where characters like Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and Lily Pad are depicted on the backs of the seats and a greeting video from the Japanese voice actors is shown before the main feature, will be held at eight theaters nationwide. From July 3rd to 20th, the screenings will be in 2D with Japanese dubbing at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, TOHO Cinemas Shibuya, TOHO Cinemas Oimachi, TOHO Cinemas Namba, TOHO Cinemas Nagoya Sakae, TOHO Cinemas Lalaport Fukuoka, TOHO Cinemas Susukino, and Cinema Ikspiari.
It has also been announced that, as a special gift for attendees at the "Toy Story Theater," a tabletop version of the photo standee installed at the Toy Story Theater, featuring Woody, Buzz, and other toys around a lily pad, will be distributed. Furthermore, as a first-come, first-served gift for attendees at all theaters and for all screening versions, a clear sheet featuring characters from "Toy Story 5" will be given. The set includes four types: Woody and Buzz, Jessie and Bullseye, a lily pad, and the Tech Trio (Smarty Pants, Atlas, and Snappy), and each sheet is designed to be cut out.
◇Can they win back the heart of the young girl, Bonnie?
"Toy Story" was Disney & Pixar's first feature film, with the first installment produced in 1995 and released in Japan in 1996. The story of a boy named Andy whose toys come to life and go on adventures when humans aren't looking, and the full CGI that brought toys like Woody and Buzz Lightyear to life, became a worldwide hit. The second installment was released in 1999 (2000 in Japan), the third in 2010, and the fourth in 2019.
In the latest installment, "Toy Story 5," Jessie, a cowgirl doll who has taken over as "sheriff" from Woody and is now the leader of the toys in Bonnie's room, has watched over the growth of the imaginative and shy girl, Bonnie. When Bonnie's parents, worried that she is struggling to make friends because the other kids are moving on from toys and are engrossed in tablets, her life changes drastically when they give her a state-of-the-art tablet, the "LilyPad." Worried that Bonnie's radiant smile, which used to shine when she played, is fading as she becomes absorbed in the screen, Jessie asks Woody for help. Teaming up again with Woody and Buzz, Jessie rises to the challenge of winning back Bonnie's spirit...
In the Japanese version, actor Toshiaki Karasawa voices Woody throughout the series, and entertainer George Tokoro voices Buzz Lightyear. Yumi Kusaka voices Jessie, Alice Hirose voices the new character Lily Pad the latest tablet, Alice Hirose of "M!LK" voices Smarty Pants, Hayato Sano Nagi Inoue of the idol group " Nogizaka46 " voices Snappy, Kemuri Matsui of the comedy duo "Reiwa Roman" voices Atlas, and Ryo Ryusei voices Forky.
Pixar, which has a belief that it will not make a sequel unless there is a story worth telling that surpasses previous works, is confidently releasing what it claims will be the best story in the series yet, and expectations are soaring. Toy Story 5 will be released nationwide on July 3rd.
