Kakukaku Shikajika Movie (2025) – Cast, Story, Trailer, Poster, Budget, Collection, Review

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About Kakukaku Shikajika Movie

Kakukaku Shikajika (かくかくしかじか), internationally known as Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey, is a 2025 Japanese live-action film adaptation of Akiko Higashimura’s acclaimed autobiographical manga.

The film is directed by Kazuaki Seki and with the screenplay being written by Higashimura and Date-san, and music composed by Yuki Munakata, produced by Warner Bros.

Kakukaku Shikajika Cast & Characters

• Mei Nagano as Akiko Hayashi
• Yo Oizumi as Kenzo Hidaka
• Ai Mikami as Kitami
• Mei Hata as Sato
• Jin Suzuki as Ima-chan
• Fuju Kamio as Nishimura-kun
• Kenjiro Tsuda as Oka-san
• Teppei Arita as high school art club advisor
• Megumi as Akiko Hayashi’s mother
• Nao Omori as Akiko Hayashi’s father

Kakukaku Shikajika Storyline (Plot)

Akiko Hayashi (Mei Nagano) is a lazy high school student in Miyazaki, who dreams of becoming a popular cartoonist. Her parents recommend that she enrolls in a painting class run by Kenzo Hidaka (Yo Oizumi) and she does so. Kenzo Hidaka is a strict teacher. At first, Akiko Hayashi is frustrated with his harsh methods, but she learns what real effort is. She gradually comes to believe that her dream of becoming a cartoonist will not come true in Miyazaki.

Kakukaku Shikajika Movie Release Date

Kakukaku Shikajika released in Japanese theaters on May 16, 2025.

Kakukaku Shikajika – Where to Watch and Stream

 Kakukaku Shikajika was released in Japanese theaters on May 16, 2025. There is no official global streaming release yet, but Plex has listed the movie for future streaming.

Kakukaku Shikajika Movie Budget

There is no publicly available information about the exact budget of the Japanese movie Kakukaku Shikajika (Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey) as of May 2025.

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