New Trailer for 'We Are Aliens' Animated Film from Kohei Kadowaki

"Returning to space after completing a top-notch mission on Earth." Nothing New & Toho Next debuted the main official Japanese trailer for the animated movie known as We Are Aliens (『我々は宇宙人』) a Japanese drama from filmmaker Kohei Kadowaki. This one is not really anime - the footage in it plays more like a rotoscoped story of two friends, with some animation aesthetic on top of the performances. This premiered at both the 2026 Cannes & Annecy Film Festivals in France earlier this summer to mostly mixed reviews. Tsubasa and Gyotaro are two boys who, as elementary school students, became close friends, but jealousy & misunderstandings eventually drove them apart. Many years have passed, and the two boys have gone in different directions in life. But when the memories of their past finally return, they must face what happened between them years ago. A story spanning 30 years of time examining their friendship. With the voices of Ryota Bando × Amane Okayama. And music by Yaffle. Alas the film isn't really about aliens and it's not really sci-fi. It's mostly about what happened to these two young friends and how they fell apart, creating a rift that would last decades. Some beautiful animation in this, I just wish the story wasn't so sad. // Continue Reading ›