In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast... and on the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world, friendship among children from two different countries timidly blossomed, striving to overcome language barriers and the waves of history. Inspired by true events.

Studio :Production I.G announces Giovanni's Island (original title: Giovanni no Shima) a new hand-drawn animated feature film directed by Mamoru Oshii's longtime collaborator, Mizuho Nishikubo, and penned by Shigemichi Sugita (Kita no kuni kara / From the Northern Lands) and Yoshiki Sakurai (Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.).

Cast
Masachika Ichimura as Tatsuo Senō
Yukie Nakama as Sawako
Kanako Yanagihara as Micchan
Yūsuke Santamaria as Hideo
Kōta Yokoyama as Junpei Senō
Junya Taniai as Kanta Senō
Polina Ilyushenko as Tanya
Saburo Kitajima as Genzō Senō
Hiroshi Inuzuka as Chief
Kaoru Yachigusa as Sawako (Present)
Tatsuya Nakadai as Junpei Senō (Present)

Laura Post as Sawako
Natalie Hoover as Tanya