Narai-juku

Narai-juku is a 2017 Japanese animated coming-of-age supernatural horror film written and directed by Gorō Miyazaki. The film was animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho and KDDI and distributed by Toho. The film features Ty Simpkins as Ken Sukase and Mae Whitman as Koharu. Set in the eponymous town, the film tells the story of a group of seven outcast children who are terrorized by an extraterrestrial being, only to face their own personal demons in the process. The film received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the performances, animation, cinematography and musical score.

Cast
Ty Simpkins as Ken Sukase

Mae Whitman as Koharu

Release
The film was released on September 15, 2017.

Music
On March 23, 2017, Benjamin Wallfisch was announced as the composer of Narai-juku 's score. Wallfisch stated that Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Alan Silvestri, as well as Dave Grusin's composition for The Goonies (1985) were largely influential in the score of Narai-juku, as he felt so passionate about those "big thematic style of scoring", albeit at the same time wishing to go beyond the idea that it would be a purely orchestral and adventurous score.