Film to play in Taiwan, HK, Korea, Thailand, USA, Australia, NZ, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia

NIS America began streaming the trailer for Love Live! The School Idol Movie with English subtitles on Friday. The same trailer debuted in Japan on April 25 — the same day that the film's global theatrical release was announced.

The film will play in the following countries and territories:

Taiwan

Handler: Top-Insight International Co., Ltd.

Cities: Taipei and other major cities

Start Date: Early August, 2015



Hong Kong

Handler: Top-Insight International Co., Ltd.

Start Date: August 6, 2015



Korea

Handler: ANIPLUS INC.

Cities: Seoul, Pusan, and other major cities

Start Date: Early August, 2015



Thailand

Handler: Dream Express (DEX) Co., Ltd.

City: Bangkok

Date (Screening Event): Late August, 2015



USA

Handler: NIS America, Inc.

Cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, Washington D.C., Dallas and other major cities

Start Date: September 12, 2015



Australia

Handler: MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY. LTD.

Cities: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and other major cities

Start Date (1 Weekend Screening): September, 2015 *Actual date TBD.



New Zealand

Handler: MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY. LTD.

Cities: Auckland, Wellington and other major cities

Start Date (1 Weekend Screening): September, 2015 *Actual date TBD.



Malaysia, Philippines

Handler: ODEX PRIVATE LIMITED

Start Date: October 1, 2015



Singapore

Handler: ODEX PRIVATE LIMITED

Start Date: October 8, 2015

*Premier screening event date TBD.



Vietnam, Brunei

Handler: ODEX PRIVATE LIMITED

Start Date: Early October, 2015



Indonesia

Handler: ODEX PRIVATE LIMITED

Start Date: October 21, 2015



Spoiler (highlight the following white text to read the plot summary of the film) [ The story of the film begins after the events of the second season, at the graduation ceremony of the third-year students. Knowing that the graduation of the third-year members means the end of μ's, the nine girls take a walk around the school filled with memories. However, when the students attempt to leave the school gates, a single email is sent to them, and the curtain on a new story for μ's begins. ]

The film premiered in Japan on June 13.

In 2010, the anime studio Sunrise, Lantis, and ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G Magazine launched Love Live! as a self-described "ultimate user-participation project" which lets its fans vote on the future of the fictional idols. A series of music CDs and animated music videos then followed. The members of the project announced in 2012 that an full anime series has been green-lit for the following year. The second season of the anime was announced in June 2013.

Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan, and NIS America has licensed both seasons for North American release.