Red River Anime Casts Minami Takayama, Kazuhiko Inoue as Yuri's Parents
Published July 8, 2026 · Mikikazu Komatsu

Adaptation of Chie Shinohara's manga is now available on Crunchyroll
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The official website for the TV anime Red River announced that Minami Takayama (Conan Edogawa in Detective Conan ) and Kazuhiko Inoue (Yoriichi Tsugikuni in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ) appeared in the first episode as the mother and father of Yuri, who lives in modern-day Japan. The TV anime adaptation of Chie Shinohara's Red River manga premiered in Japan on July 7. The two of them played the main characters, Yuri and Kail, in a drama CD series titled "Sound Theater," which was released between 1997 and 2003, around the time Chie Shinohara's original manga was being serialized. After 23 years, they returned to the series as Yuri's parents. Comment from Minami Takayama: Congratulations on the first anime adaptation of "Red River." I was delighted to perform alongside Kazuhiko Inoue-san, who was my partner in the Sound Theatre edition, as we both appeared in the roles of Yuri's parents. I am grateful for the staff and for this opportunity. Suddenly swept into the vortex of war, they remain true to their love and justice...A spectacular love romance between Yuri and Kail. It's truly a shojo manga epic. I hope you will support the two of them as they get swept up by the eccentric characters around them. Comment from Kazuhiko Inoue: I never imagined that I would be involved with this work again after 30 years.
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