Bubble (2022 film)

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Not to be confused with The Bubble (2022 film).

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Bubble
File:Bubble film poster.jpg
Promotional release poster
Directed by Tetsurō Araki
Produced by
  • Tetsuya Nakatake
  • Mirai Kase
Written by
Starring
Music by Hiroyuki Sawano
Cinematography Kazuhiro Yamada
Edited by Aya Hida
Production
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Release dates
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  • February 10, 2022 (2022-02-10) (Berlin)
  • April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28) (Netflix)
  • May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13) (theatrical)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office $509,309[1]

Bubble (Japanese: バブル Hepburn: Baburu?) is a 2022 Japanese animated post-apocalyptic film produced by Wit Studio. It is directed by Tetsurō Araki and written by Gen Urobuchi, and features character designs by Takeshi Obata and music composed by Hiroyuki Sawano. The film had early screenings at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2022.[2] It was followed by its worldwide release on Netflix on April 28, 2022, before it was released theatrically in Japan in May.[3][4][5] A manga adaptation of the film by Erubo Hijihara was serialized in Shōnen Jump+ from April 22 to May 23, 2022.[6][7]

Plot

In the near future, the world is overcome by bubbles that break the laws of reality. An explosion at Tokyo Tower concentrates all the bubbles in Tokyo, but makes the city uninhabitable. Various young folk defy the restrictions, and live there anyway, using parkour tournaments as a means to barter and trade supplies. In one parkour team, the Blue Blazes, 18 year old Hibiki, is an exceptional parkour talent, but he avoids others due to a hearing ultrasensitivity. Tokyo Tower continues to be an impossible location to get to because of gravity anomalies.

One day, Hibiki attempts to climb the tower because he hears a woman's song, and believes he sees a boy there. He almost makes it, but ends up falling into the ocean, where his final exhale combines with some of the bubbles to make a young girl. She is clearly new to being a human, but learns quickly from others. Hibiki names her "Uta" ("Song") because she knows the song he hears in his head. Uta and Hibiki train parkour together, beating a team called the Morticians/Undertakers, however, in one final catch, when Uta touches Hibiki, her arm fades away into bubbles. Bubble activity starts up again, so the Tokyo residents need to flee. Uta goes to Tokyo Tower to stop it. Hibiki goes to save her.

In the final scene they save each other, but Uta fades into bubbles as in the original fairy tale from Hans Christian Andersen: "The Little Mermaid." In her final breath, she tells Hibiki that he made it worth it for her to be human. With the bubbles gone, the citizens of Tokyo return and start to rebuild. The parkour teams continue their lives too. Whether real or imagined, in the end credits Hibiki is still continuing to do parkour and there is a bubble following him which could imply it is Uta.

Voice cast

Character Japanese voice English voice[8]
Hibiki Jun Shison[3][9] Zach Aguilar
Hibiki (young) Jeannie Tirado
Uta Riria[10] Emi Lo
Makoto Alice Hirose[2][9] Erica Lindbeck
Shin Mamoru Miyano[2][9] Keith Silverstein
Kai Yuki Kaji[2][9] Robbie Daymond
Usagi Sayaka Senbongi[2][9] Laura Stahl
Denki Ninja Tasuku Hatanaka[2][9] Kyle McCarley
Undertaker Leader Marina Inoue[2][9] Cristina Vee
Kantō Mad Lobster Shin-ichiro Miki[9] Chris Jai Alex

Music

The film's score is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano. The opening theme song is "Bubble feat. Uta" performed by Eve, while the ending theme song is "Jaa ne, Mata ne." (じゃあね、またね。?, "See You, Catch You Later.") performed by Riria (りりあ。), who voices Uta in the film.[10]

Bubble (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Hiroyuki Sawano
Released May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11)
Genre Soundtrack
Length 73:28
Label Toy's Factory
Producer Hiroyuki Sawano

Track listing

All music composed by Hiroyuki Sawano.

Bubble (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No. Title Length
1. "BUBBLE"   1:58
2. "BATTLEKOUR"   5:21
3. "BB"   00:53
4. "JU-RYOKU"   2:35
5. "BB2"   2:29
6. "MERMAID"   4:18
7. "HIBIKI"   1:56
8. "UTAtoHIBIKI"   1:32
9. "UNDERTAKER"   2:15
10. "BBxUT"   3:20
11. "PARKOUR"   3:56
12. "UTA"   1:57
13. "2ndBUBBLE"   5:29
14. "TOWER"   5:57
15. "NE-SAMA"   2:20
16. "BUBBLE-cho."   6:49
17. "BUBBLE-THEME"   3:54
18. "Bubble"   3:48
19. "Bubble (TeddyLoid Remix)"   3:23
20. "Shikisai (色彩?)"   5:13
21. "Bye Bye, See You. (じゃあね、またね。?)"   4:05
Total length:
 73:28

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 20 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10.[11] {{{1}}} was met with {{{2}}} reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of {{{3}}}, based on {{{4}}} reviews.

Bubble grossed $509,309 at the box office.[1]

References

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