The Deer King
“Fight to survive.”
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
40 people
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Van (voice)
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Ryoma Takeuchi
Hohsalle (voice)
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Taku Kishimoto
Masashi Ando
Nahoko Uehashi
Anne Watanabe
Sae (voice)
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Masayuki Miyaji
Hisui Kimura
Yuna (voice)
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Yoshito Yasuhara
Tourim (voice)
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Rurouni Kenshin
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Tessyo Genda
King Akafa (voice)
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Tomomichi Nishimura
Kenoi (voice)
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Toru Sakurai
Makokan (voice)
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SHAMAN KING
Masashi Ando Director · Masayuki Miyaji Director Taku Kishimoto Screenplay
United States release July 15, 2022 · Produced in Japan · Production KADOKAWA, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Production I.G
Production
KADOKAWA
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
鹿の王 ユナと約束の旅
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
France · June 14, 2021
Premiere · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Japan · February 4, 2022
Theatrical
United States · July 15, 2022
Limited theatrical
United States · October 4, 2022
Digital
United States
October 24, 2021 · Premiere · Animation Is Film Festival
October 18, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
Australia
October 28, 2021 · Theatrical · JFF21
Canada
August 5, 2021 · Premiere · Fantasia International Film Festival
July 13, 2022 · Theatrical
France
May 4, 2022 · Theatrical
December 16, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
Germany
September 14, 2022 · Theatrical
Italy
June 27, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Japan
September 28, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
South Korea
May 25, 2023 · Theatrical
Spain
October 15, 2021 · Premiere · Stiges Film Festival
June 10, 2022 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 22, 2021 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
October 3, 2021 · Premiere · Scotland Loves Anime
July 27, 2022 · Theatrical
February 20, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
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