Screening just after their theatrical release of Mamoru Hosoda’s The Boy and the Beast, FUNimation Entertainment have announced they will be holding sessions of Psycho-Pass: The Movie in select venues across the United States and Canada on March 15th and 16th 2016. Over 100 cinemas will be holding sessions, with advance tickets set to go on sale beginning February 18 via the Funimation Films website.
This climactic feature film is based on the 33-episode TV series of the same name, and will mark the return of renowned script writer Gen Urobuchi, who wrote the original story for the first season of the anime. For more information on the film, you can find its official synopsis at the bottom of this post.
Gen Fukunaga | Founder and CEO of FUNimation
We’re excited to bring the climactic story of ‘PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie’ to fans across the U.S. and Canada. The animation style of ‘PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie’ along with its characters, tech and story are meant to be experienced on the big screen.
Mike DuBoise | EVP and COO of FUNimation
Fans will truly enjoy this film and its visual homage to a number of live action movies and anime series. Since this is a very limited, two-day theatrical release, we are encouraging fans to purchase tickets in advance so they don’t miss out.
Psycho-Pass: The Movie has been produced by Production I.G, who worked on the original TV anime. This film also sees chief director Katsuyuki Motohiro and director Naoyoshi Shiotani reprise their roles.
Psycho-Pass: The Movie – Film Synopsis
In a futuristic Japan, the Sibyl System is charged with keeping the peace. Using extensive surveillance and biological monitoring to gauge the likelihood that individuals will commit a crime, the police are able to use weapons called Dominators to remove potential criminals from the population before they become a problem. Confident with the success of the System within their own borders, the Japanese government has begun to export the technology to other countries, planning to ultimately spread the System across the globe.
When the state of SEAUn brings the Sibyl System in to test its effectiveness, it becomes a haven of peace and safety—for a time. Eventually, terrorists from SEAUn begin appearing in Japan, somehow slipping through the System’s security and attacking from within. Desperate for answers, Inspector Akane Tsunemori is sent overseas to bring the terrorists to justice. But when her investigation forces her into a standoff with an old ally, will she be able to pull the trigger?
