The Japanese TV program Friday Road Show has decided to broadcast two Disney·Pixar animated films, ‘Inside Out’ and ‘Inside Out 2,’ consecutively.
The original film and its sequel will be scheduled one week apart, with ‘Inside Out 2’ announced as its first terrestrial broadcast.
Watching the two films in succession allows viewers to follow, in one continuous arc, how the world of emotions changes around puberty.
3-line summary
1. Friday Road Show will schedule the two films consecutively
2. The sequel on October 16 will be its first terrestrial broadcast
3. Both films will be broadcast uncut
The original film on October 9 and the sequel on October 16
Friday Road Show plans to broadcast ‘Inside Out’ at 9 p.m. on October 9 and ‘Inside Out 2’ at 9 p.m. on October 16. Both films are scheduled to be aired without cutting any part of the main feature.
The most notable aspect of this scheduling is the sequel’s placement. ‘Inside Out 2’ is scheduled to be broadcast on terrestrial television for the first time. Because the original film airs first and the sequel follows the next week, the growth and emotional changes of the protagonist, Riley, unfold without interruption.
Both films are stories set inside a girl’s mind, where emotions move about as the protagonists. The original film follows Riley and her five emotions as they face an unfamiliar environment after moving, while the sequel depicts the process in which new emotions appear for Riley as she enters puberty.
‘Inside Out 2,’ with more new emotions
The sequel introduces new emotions corresponding to anxiety, envy, ennui, and embarrassment. In the Japanese-dubbed version, Mikako Tabe voices Anxiety, Kana Hanazawa voices Envy, Maaya Sakamoto voices Ennui, and Murakami of the comedy duo Magical Lovely voices Embarrassment.
In the original film, Yuko Takeuchi voiced Joy, while Ami Koshimizu voices Joy in the sequel. Shinobu Otake voiced Sadness, and Jiro Sato voiced Bing Bong, the imaginary friend.
‘Inside Out’ is a film that won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The broadcaster stated that the sequel recorded the highest worldwide box-office earnings in 2024 and set the highest-grossing record of all time among Pixar films. This broadcast scheduling focuses on the order and dubbing configuration used to present the two previously released films.
From the original film’s five emotions to the anxiety of puberty
In the original film, Riley lives alongside five emotions: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear. As she faces the change of moving, Joy and Sadness lose their way, and the story unfolds around the idea that life cannot be explained by a single emotion alone.
The sequel follows the same character after she enters puberty. Anxiety, which newly appears, imagines the worst possible future and tries to prepare excessively, clashing with the other emotions. The reason for scheduling the two films consecutively can also be understood as an effort to show together the change in the number of emotions and Riley’s stage of growth.
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