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The World Is Dancing (2026)

5.80h 24mAnimation — Drama

In 1374, amid the turmoil of the Northern and Southern Courts' long running conflict, a boy named Oniyasha is born into a family of sarugaku theater performers. He spends his days in a kind of quiet gloom, haunted by a simple but persistent question: Why do people dance? Then, one day, he witnesses a dance that he feels to be “good”—and everything begins to change. This is the story of the beautiful young boy who would one day shape the art of Noh and be remembered as Zeami.

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Yumiri Hanamori as Oniyasha (voice)

Yumiri Hanamori

Oniyasha (voice)

Shimba Tsuchiya as Ishiya (voice)

Shimba Tsuchiya

Ishiya (voice)

Maaya Uchida as Kogane (voice)

Maaya Uchida

Kogane (voice)

Romi Park as Zojiro (voice)

Romi Park

Zojiro (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi as Kan'ami (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Kan'ami (voice)

Haruki Ishiya as Junigoro (voice)

Haruki Ishiya

Junigoro (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (voice)

Nobuo Tobita as Nijo Yoshimoto (voice)

Nobuo Tobita

Nijo Yoshimoto (voice)

Mamiko Noto as Nariko (voice)

Mamiko Noto

Nariko (voice)

Inori Minase as Chiharu (voice)

Inori Minase

Chiharu (voice)

Hazuki Seto as Satsuki (voice)

Hazuki Seto

Satsuki (voice)

Yoji Matsuda as Inuo (voice)

Yoji Matsuda

Inuo (voice)

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