Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull (2024)

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Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull is a 2024 Japanese anime film directed by Yōsuke Kabashima, written by Tatsuto Higuchi and animated by Studio Kai. The film stars Yoshimasa Hosoya, Ayumu Murase, Kōki Uchiyama, and Kenjirō Tsuda, among others. Based on the manga series Fuuto PI by Riku Sanjo, the film serves as the origin story of detective Shotaro Hidari. Shotaro becomes the protector of the city of Fuuto under his Kamen Rider W persona while working with Sokichi Narumi to rescue a young Philip, who is being used by his family to create monsters known as Dopants.

Production

Toei announced the film in June 2024, with the voice cast from Fuuto PI's anime adaptation reprising their roles. Due to the popularity of the anime adaptation, initial plans for the theatrical version involved continuing its story, but scheduling constraints at Studio Kai prevented an immediate continuation.

Kabashima studied Kamen Rider W: Begins Night to prepare for the production. However, he cut certain aspects he disliked of Kamen Rider W's treatment of Skull's story. Nagi Ōshima was created as an original character for the movie. The director tried to avoid portraying Ōshima as a pitiful character, and instead tell an interesting story about him and Saeko.

Kabashima praised the performance of the two main actors, stating that they needed minimal guidance. He commended Tsuda's performance as Narumi for his easy-going portrayal and faithfulness to the original live-action television series. Kabashima intended to depict Narumi as a role model for Shotaro and others to look up to.

Shotaro cries in three scenes, which Kabashima felt were crucial to put effort into animating for the sake of appealing emotionally to the audience. In particular, the final scene where Shotaro falls asleep next to Tokime was intended to be deeply moving. He spoke to the animator, Ebinama, and asked him to create a unique visual effect of a film of tears for these scenes.

Kabashima named Masami Obari as a major directorial influence for his animation choices. He combined 3D animation with 2D animation in several scenes, such as the first time Shotaro enters Narumi's office. While he was pleased with the final result, he felt there was room for improvement in animation quality and direction; in particular, he wanted the animation team to be able to improve and rework scenes on their own.

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