Monster Strike The Movie
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Kanji | モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ |
Directed by | Shinpei Ezaki |
Screenplay by | Taku Kishimoto |
Story by | |
Based on | Monster Strike by Mixi and Yoshiki Okamoto |
Produced by | Nao Hirasawa |
Cinematography | Tatsuya Nomura |
Edited by | Mai Hasegawa |
Music by | Monaca |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures Japan |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | ¥740 million[2] ($6.8 million) |
Monster Strike The Movie (Japanese: モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ) is a 2016 Japanese animated action-adventure film directed by Shinpei Ezaki, written by Taku Kishimoto and based on the video game Monster Strike by Mixi and Yoshiki Okamoto.[3][4] It is a prequel and sequel to the ONA anime series of the same name.[5] It was released in Japan by Warner Bros. on 10 December 2016.[1] The film was eventually released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on April 19, 2017, as well as a limited edition.
Plot
[edit]It's a prequel story to the main events of the first season.
Cast
[edit]- Maaya Sakamoto as Ren Homura (young) [4]
- Tomo Muranaka as Haruma Kagutsuchi (young) [4]
- Lynn as Aoi Mizusawa [4]
- Juri Kimura as Minami Wakaba [4]
- Kengo Kawanishi as Akira Kagetsuki [4]
- Jun Fukushima as Oragon [4]
- Yūsuke Kobayashi as Ren Homura [4]
- Nana Mizuki as Arthur [4]
- Kōichi Yamadera as Genome [4]
- Kin'ya Kitaōji as Kentarō Ishibashi [4]
Box office
[edit]On its opening weekend in Japan, the film was number-one by admissions, with 390,416, and number-two by gross, with ¥439.6 million[3] ($3.8 million).[6] Its final box office gross in Japan was ¥740 million[2] ($6.8 million).
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ" [The origins of the Monster Strike THE MOVIE]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Box Office Gross, TV Anime Adaptations". Someanithing: Anime DVD/BD Sales in Japan. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "Monster Strike the Movie Earns 439 Million Yen in Opening Weekend, Tops Japan's Box Office (Updated)". Anime News Network. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Monster Strike the Movie Is an 80s Kids Adventure Film, but with Dragons". ANIME NOW!. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (December 12, 2016). "Japan Box Office: 'Monster Strike,' 'Fantastic Beasts' Dispute Top Spot". Variety.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Monster Strike The Movie (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Monster Strike The Movie at IMDb
- 2016 films
- 2016 anime films
- 2010s action adventure films
- Action anime and manga
- Adventure anime and manga
- Anime films based on video games
- Animated action films
- Animated adventure films
- Japanese action adventure films
- Liden Films
- Ultra Super Pictures
- Warner Bros. films
- Anime film stubs
- Action adventure film stubs