HANAZUKI! (2022 film)

***HANAZUKI!*** (subtitled ***An Intergalactic Origin Story***, stylized as ***HANAZÜKI!***, also known as ***Hanazuki: A New Universe*** in the UK) is an upcoming 2024 computer-animated science fiction fantasy comedy film based on the *Hanazuki* franchise and the series *Hanazuki: Full of Treasures*. It is a prequel to Hanazuki and Friends: Out of this World and serves as an origin story for the moonflower.

*HANAZUKI!* is produced by Columbia Pictures, Spyglass Media Group, Sony Pictures Animation, SF Studios, Miramax Animation, Huayi Brothers, Shanghai Film Animation, Hasbro, Huayi Tencent Entertainment, Eracme Entertainment, Pearl Studio, Dream Factory Group, Riverstone Pictures, Kintop Pictures, Rideback, 3 Arts Entertainment, Vertigo Entertainment and Zhong Ming You Ying Film. *HANAZUKI!* was premiered at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum on December 30, 2022 and it was also premiered at the Vue Leicester Square in London on January 16, 2024. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on January 19 by Sony Pictures Releasing before it was released in select theaters and streaming on Amazon Studios in the United States on February 2. It was also released in China on February 9. A prequel to *Hanazuki & Friends* franchise.

## Cast

* Jessica DiCicco as Hanazuki, Blue Hemka, Lime Green Hemka
	+ Alexandra Breckenridge voices Hanazuki in the UK version
* Cassandra Morris as Kiazuki, Pink Slooth, Lime Green Slooth
* Vargus Mason as Kiyoshi
	+ Robert Irwin voices Kiyoshi in the Australian version and Munya Chawawa in the UK version
* Marcus Toji as Maroshi
	+ Alan Carr voices Maroshi in the UK version and Sean Lee in the Malaysian English version
* Elise Dubois as Miyumi/BB
	+ Julia Morris voices Miyumi in the Australian version
* Alexander Skarsgård as Hanataiyo Dadflower
	+ Skarsgård also voiced Hanataiyo Dadflower in the Swedish dub of the film since Swedish in his native language.
* Chelsea Peretti as Hamayumi Momflower
* T.J. Miller as Tuomasi "Tom" Gardnerman
	+ Gracen Newton as Young Tom Gardnerman
* Victor Brandt as Harvey Gardnerman/Jianlong
* Lori Alan as Samantha Gardnerman
* Becky G as Lin Song
	+ Kaya McLean as Young Lin Song
* Susan Sarandon as Ms. Natasha Druun
* Patrick Warburton as Sylvester
	+ Tom Baker voices Sylvester in the UK version
* Jack Black as Venos
* Gary Oldman as Luki Bloodbeard
* Mila Kunis as Nikki/Tarantula Nikki
	+ Stacey Solomon voices Nikki/Tarantula Nikki in the UK version
* John Leguizamo as Bao the Monkey
	+ Ryan Fitzgerald voices Bao the Monkey in the Australian version and Joe Sugg in the UK version
* Ed Helms as Rodney Cliffston
* F. Murray Abraham as Officer Honghui Lee
	+ Richard Arnold voices Officer Honghui Lee in the UK version and Chris Brown in the Australian version
* Bobby Cannavale as Henry Cliffston
* Sandra Oh as Dr. Alex Lourdelet/Jiaoyi the Big Bad
* Ken Jeong as Jinhai
	+ Wippa voices Jinhai in the Australian version and Caspar Lee in the UK version
* Dennis Haysbert as Bob Huangfei
* Charles Osgood as Grandpapah, the Warrior King of the Lunaverse
* Irene Tsu as "Grans"
* Colleen O'Shaunessey as Little Dreamer, Red Hemka, Yellow Hemka
* Michael Sinterniklaas as Orange Hemka, Pyramid with Face, Pink Hemka
* Avery Kidd Waddell as Sleepy Unicorn, Twisted Unicorn, Dazzlessence Jones, Zikoro, Emerald Hemka
* Debi Derryberry as Little Unicorns, Redicorn, Orangecorn, Yellowcorn
* Nika Futterman as Wanderer, Flochis
* Pat Fraley as Doughy Bunington
	+ Eamonn Holmes voices Doughy Bunington in the UK version
* Alison Martin as Chicken Plant
	+ Ruth Langsford voices Chicken Plant in the UK version
* Shondalia White as Mirror Plant
* Chloe Hollings as the voice of "Big Intelligence"/Ava
* Brian Cox as the voice of "Big Intelligence"/himself
* Neil DeGrasse Tyson as himself
* Bill Nye as himself

## Rating

* USA: PG (some thematic elements, mild humor and some language including cartoon nudity)
* UK: U (Violence, very mild bad language, mild nudity)
* Ireland: G
* Canada: G
* Japan: G

## Music

Clint Mansell was revealed to be composing music for the film.

## Release

### Theatrical and streaming

*Hanazuki!* was released simultaneously through limited theatrical release and streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on February 2, 2024, and it was also released theatrically in China on February 9. Because Chinese distribution is handled by Huayi Brothers where the film was also distributed by Pearl Studio who had distributed the Netflix film Over the Moon in the country since Huayi Brothers would be partnering with Pearl Studio to distribute the film.

In international markets where Paramount+ was not available, *Hanazuki!* was released theatrically. These included Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, among others.

In select theaters, *Hanazuki!* was intended to be accompanied by a Spider-Verse short film *The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story* in the United States.

The film had premiered at the China Science & Technology Museum on December 30, 2022, with a three-day run by the non-profit organization Unicef to raise funds for the Shanghai Children's Hospital and other entities in China. The film also hads its world premiere at Vue Leicester Square on January 16, 2024.

The film would be released in British and Irish theaters on January 19, 2024. This version also retained the voice actors of the British dub.

Sony Pictures Releasing will distribute the movie under Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, although distribution in the United Kingdom and Canada.

## Tagline

* From the creative visionary behind Madagascar and Home, and the studio that brought you My Little Pony: A New Generation and Rock Dog

## Spoilers

* The moonflowers are naked during the Golden Dragon Award scene.