Naruto Shippuden the Movie
Naruto Shippuden the Movie (Japanese: 劇場版
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| Directed by | Hajime Kamegaki |
| Produced by | Mikihiko Fukozawa Shoji Matsui Kazuteru Oshikiri |
| Written by | Junki Takegami |
| Starring | Junko Takeuchi Chie Nakamura Yōichi Masukawa Kōichi Tōchika |
| Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
| Cinematography | Atsuho Matsumoto |
| Edited by | Yukie Oikawa Seiji Morita |
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| Distributed by | Toho Company Viz Media |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥1.21 billion (US$10.0 million) |
The English version aired on Disney XD in the United States on May 15, 2011.[1]
Plot
The opening scene of the movie shows Naruto fighting a monster, only to be killed by it. The setting then goes back to a few days previous, where a man named Yomi attacks a shrine, to retrieve the spirit of Mōryō, a demon who attempted to destroy the world & create his "Thousand Year Kingdom". Since he was lacking a body, Yomi offered his as a temporary substitute, until they could retrieve Mōryō's original one sealed in a different shrine.
The only threat to Mōryō's plan was a priestess known as Shion, who could seal his spirit away once more. He raises a stone army from their slumber, to attack the rest of the world, while his 4 subordinates go to murder Shion. They're given special chakra creatures to enhance their strength.
To deal with the threat, Konohagakure sends out many teams to stall the stone army. Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Neji Hyūga & Rock Lee are sent to guard Shion & deliver her to the shrine where Mōryō's body was sealed. They fend off her 4 would-be assassins, who exhaust themselves in a failed attempt to kill Naruto. Shion tells Naruto of his upcoming death; while initially sceptical, her assistant, Taruho, explains that Shion can see the future, & all of the events happening in her visions are 100% true. As they head for the shrine, the group are ambushed once again by Yomi's 4 subordinates & split into 2 teams. Lee kills his opponent by eating an alcoholic candy to get him into Drunken Fist Mode, while Naruto is kept busy by his. Neji tells Sakura to escape with Shion, unaware that his 2 opponents are actually just 1 man & a puppet, to distract him & let the remaining ninja catch up to Sakura & Shion, Sakura is then shot with an anaesthetic Jutsu by the remaining ninja, & Shion is seemingly killed.
This turns out to be a ruse: the dead "Shion" was actually Taruho, who transformed himself into a copy of Shion to trick them into thinking that they had killed the real one. Shion then explains that her power works by allowing her spirit to jump back in time at the moment of her death, thereby allowing her to avoid it by having someone else die in her place. Naruto insists that he won't die & likewise would keep Shion safe.
Thanks to Lee, Neji realises that the remaining 3 ninjas must keep replenishing their chakra to battle effectively. Naruto is sent on ahead with Shion, while Sakura & Lee trick their opponents into wasting their chakra on futile attacks. When they run out of chakra & have to replenish it, Neji disables the final ninja, who was providing the chakra, leaving the other 2 powerless against Lee & Sakura.
At the mountain temple where Mōryō's body was kept, Naruto & Shion find the stone army waiting. On the 1st attempt to get past the army, both Naruto & Shion fall off a cliff. Afterwards, Naruto comes up with a plan & promises Shion that he'll protect her. Naruto then holds the army back using shadow clones while Shion heads inside the temple to begin the sealing ritual. Yomi is already inside. He has terracotta soldiers attack her, before her light slashes & kills them. Yomi tricks Shion into beginning the technique with him inside the barrier, allowing Mōryō's spirit to reunite with his body. Eventually, Kakashi, Temari, & others come to the fight & destroy the remaining army. After Naruto comes to rescue her, she breaks into tears, saying that all of the people who sacrificed their lives were a waste. Mōryō then bursts free from Yomi's body to the air & Naruto starts fighting him. Yomi dies & his body falls into the lava. Swallowing down Mōryō's words about her mother's actions & Shion's powers not letting him fuse into her, & about to see her prediction of his death come true, she uses her power to shield Naruto from being stabbed, changing Naruto's fate. Intending to kill both herself & Mōryō in order to protect him, Naruto stops her seconds before her death, reminding her of his promise to protect her. After he inspires her to live, they let their chakra & emotions go, & use Naruto & Shion's Super Chakra Rasengan to finally destroy Mōryō, creating a volcano where the shrine used to be in the process.
With Mōryō gone, Naruto asks Shion what she intends to do now. She replies that because Mōryō was a demon caused by the evil thoughts of mankind, it's very possible that there'll be another Mōryō someday. Because of this, she must her power to other living priestesses that will suppress demons like Mōryō. Indirectly asking Naruto to father her child, she asks if Naruto will help her, much to everyone's shock. Misunderstanding what she said, Naruto happily agrees.
Voice cast
| Character | Japanese voice | English voice |
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| Naruto Uzumaki | Junko Takeuchi | Maile Flanagan |
| Sakura Haruno | Chie Nakamura | Kate Higgins |
| Rock Lee | Yōichi Masukawa | Brian Donovan |
| Neji Hyuga | Kōichi Tōchika | Steve Staley |
| Tsunade | Masako Katsuki | Debi Mae West |
| Shizune | Keiko Nemoto | Megan Hollingshead |
| Kakashi Hatake | Kazuhiko Inoue | Dave Wittenberg |
| Might Guy | Masashi Ebara | Skip Stellrecht |
| Shikamaru Nara | Showtaro Morikubo | Tom Gibis |
| Temari | Romi Park | Tara Platt |
| Shion | Ayumi Fujimura | Laura Bailey |
| Miroku | Fumiko Orikasa | Laura Bailey |
| Taruho | Yoshinori Fujita | Wil Wheaton |
| Moryo | Seizō Katō | Daran Norris |
| Yomi | Hidetoshi Nakamura | Vic Mignogna |
| Gitai | Kishō Taniyama | Dave Wittenberg |
| Setsuna | Katsuyuki Konishi | Keith Silverstein |
| Susuki | Daisuke Kishio | Sam Riegel |
| Kusuna | Tetsuya Kakihara | Crispin Freeman |
| Shizuku | Miyuki Sawashiro | Wil Wheaton |
Production
The film was produced by Aniplex, Bandai Co., Ltd., Dentsu Inc., Pierrot, Shueisha and TV Tokyo. Its official theme song is "Lie-Lie-Lie" by DJ Ozma.
Reception
In its opening weekend Naruto Shippuden: The Movie came in at number six.[2] In its second week the movie dropped to number eight and stayed there in its third week.[3][4]
Home media
It was released on DVD in Japan on April 23, 2008 and in the United States on November 10, 2009. It was announced that the American version could be pre-ordered with the limited edition of Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 before its release.
References
External links
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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