The Deer King

Synopsis

Following a brutal war, former soldier Van toils in a mine controlled by the ruling empire. One day, his solitary existence is upended when a pack of wild dogs carrying a deadly and incurable disease attack, leaving only Van and a young girl named Yuna as survivors. Finally free, the pair seek out a simple existence in the countryside but are pursued by nefarious forces. Intent on protecting Yuna at all costs, Van must uncover the true cause of the plague ravaging the kingdom—and its possible cure.

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Cast

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Van (voice)

Ryoma Takeuchi

Hohsalle (voice)

Anne Watanabe

Sae (voice)

Hisui Kimura

Yuna (voice)

Atsushi Abe

Yotaru (voice)

Yoshito Yasuhara

Tourim (voice)

Toru Sakurai

Makokan (voice)

Shinshu Fuji

Orphan (voice)

Tomomichi Nishimura

Kenoi (voice)

Tessyo Genda

King Akafa (voice)

Crew

Art

• Hiroshi Ohno Art Designer
• Hiroki Shinagawa Conceptual Design
• Hiroshi Ohno Art Direction
• Masako Sato Storyboard Artist
• Ei Inoue Storyboard Artist
• Masashi Ando Storyboard Artist
• Masayuki Miyaji Storyboard Artist
• Akira Honma Prop Designer

Camera

• Koji Tanaka Director of Photography

Directing

• Masayuki Miyaji Director
• Taisuke Mamori Assistant Director
• Masashi Ando Director

Production

• Keiko Matsushita Line Producer
• Hibiki Ito Executive Producer

Sound

• Harumi Fuuki Original Music Composer
• Hiromi Kikuta Sound Director
• milet Theme Song Performance
• Daiki Ogawa Sound Effects

Visual Effects

• Satoshi Hashimoto Color Designer
• Masashi Ando Animation Director
• Hisako Shimozuma Key Animation
• Antoine Antin Key Animation
• Kenichi Konishi Key Animation
• Masaaki Takiyama Key Animation
• Shinji Suetomi Key Animation
• Atsushi Tamura Key Animation
• Emi Ota Key Animation
• Kazuki Hoshino Key Animation
• Futoshi Oonami Key Animation
• Seiichi Hashimoto Key Animation

Writing

• Taku Kishimoto Screenplay
• Nahoko Uehashi Novel