Taiawanese film distributor Cai Chang Asia announced last Thursday that it will open Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai - The Clouds Gather , the anime film of Kou Yoneda's boys-love manga Twittering Birds Never Fly ( Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai ), in Taiwan on February 27.

The film will open in Japan on February 15. The film stars Tarusuke Shingaki as Yashiro and Wataru Hatano as Doumeki (both are reprising the roles from earlier drama CDs).

Other cast members include:

Hiroki Yasumoto as Kanji Kageyama

Yuuki Ono as Kuga

Toru Ohkawa as Misumi

Kenta Miyake as Ryūzaki

Akimitsu Takase as Hirata

Kazuyuki Okitsu as Nanahara

Takuya Satō as Ageya

Takahiro Miyake as Sugimoto

Digital Manga Publishing publishes the Twittering Birds Never Fly manga in English, and it describes the story:

The sexually masochistic yakuza boss, Yashiro, isn't the type to warm up to others easily. But when Chikara Doumeki, his newly hired bodyguard, catches his interest, he reconsiders his "hands-off" policy with subordinates. As Yashiro's invitations fail, the yakuza boss finds out his bodyguard has a very personal reason for staying at arm's length.

Fuji TV's new Blue Lynx boys-love anime label is producing the film as its first project.

Kaori Makita ( Yuri!! on Ice , Banana Fish episode director) is directing the film at GRIZZLY ( Yarichin Bitch-bu ). Hiroshi Seko ( Banana Fish , Mob Psycho 100 II ) is penning the script. The piano trio band H ZETTRIO is composing the music.

The manga runs in Taiyoh Tosho's Hertz and ihr HertZ magazines.

Source: Cai Chang Asia's Facebook page