Once Upon a Time in Japan: The Second Chapter

Once Upon a Time in Japan: The Second Chapter (Japanese: グレイソン：第2章, Hepburn: Gureison: Dai 2-shō, lit. Grayson: Chapter 2) is a 2005 Japanese animated comedy-drama film directed by Hiroaki Satō and written by Satō and Ryota Yamaguchi. It is a sequel to the 1994 animated film Once Upon a Time in Japan. The film once again chronicles events in the life of Grayson Hale and his fellow classmates, who are in their last year of high school, and the film reflects on their experiences, hopes, and fears about the future.

Unlike the original Once Upon a Time in Japan, which was a Japanese-American co-production, The Second Chapter, with the exception of utilizing an American composer, is purely a Japanese production. Production on the film began in 2002, and the project was first announced at the 2004 Tokyo International Anime Fair and the first trailer of the film was released in January 2005.

Once Upon a Time in Japan: The Second Chapter was released in Japanese theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan on June 11, 2005. The film was well received by critics and the general audience and grossed a worldwide total of $14.2 million.

Plot
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Release
Once Upon a Time in Japan: The Second Chapter premiered in Japan on June 11, 2005, where it was released by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. Warner Bros. also handled the distribution rights in various international territories such as South Korea, Singapore and France.

The film was released in the United States by Warner Bros. via their Warner Independent Pictures banner and Castle Rock Entertainment with an English-language dub in a limited amount of theaters on February 17, 2006, expanding to additional theaters on February 24. The English-dubbed version features Billy Crystal and Michael Keaton reprising their roles from the first film, along with Mae Whitman, Frankie Muniz, Carl Reiner and Jesse McCartney joining the cast.

Home media
The Japanese version of the film was released on DVD and VHS by Warner Home Video Japan on January 18, 2006, with HD-DVD and Blu-ray releases following on June 14, 2006 and August 23, 2006, respectively. The DVD release contains a 16-page booklet, OZ stickers, previews, interviews with the film's cast and an interview with director Hiroaki Satō. None of the Japanese home media releases, however, contain any English audio tracks or subtitles.

The English version was released on DVD in the United States by Warner Home Video on May 9, 2006. The DVD release came in two editions, a full screen edition and a widescreen edition. Both releases include a behind-the-scenes featurette on the English dub, the same interview with Hiroaki Satō, production drawings and the Looney Tunes cartoon A Broken Leghorn as bonus features.