Set in Kyoto 2024, the Japanese government has made plans to collect and preserve the city's natural architecture and culture through drones in real time, storing all its data in an … See more

Development
Around 2015, producer Katsuhiro Takei wanted to do a science fiction-related project with Tomohiko Itō using computer graphics but … See more

The first special video of Hello World was released in May 2019, while the second one was released in June. The film was novelized by Nozaki, which was published by See more

Box office
Hello World grossed $4.4 million in Japan and $21.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of … See more

• Takumi Kitamura as Naomi Katagaki: A 16-year-old high school student living in Kyoto in 2024 and the film's protagonist. Kitamura's experience as a library committee member in his elementary days made him understand his character in the film as a "soft and … See more

The music used in Hello World was composed by 2027Sound, a music group project intending to "[create] a new form of film music by the … See more

Theatrical
Hello World held its world premiere at Higashi Hongan-ji in Kyoto on September 11, 2019, and was released in Japan on September 20. In … See more