OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom

2024 2h 14m JA

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7.8

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★7.8TMDB · 215

ActionAdventureAnimationFantasy

Synopsis

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Facing possible annihilation by the Demon Emperor's demi-human army, the Sacred Kingdom reluctantly seeks aid from the feared, undead Sorcerer King Ainz.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Satoshi Hino
Ainz Ooal Gown / Momonga (voice)
Yoshino Aoyama
Neia Baraja (voice)
Hitomi Nabatame
Remedios Custodio (voice)
Saori Hayami
Calca Bessarez (voice)
Haruka Tomatsu
Kelart Custodio (voice)
Asami Seto
CZ2128 Delta (voice)
Yumi Hara
Albedo (voice)
Masayuki Katou
Demiurge (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Naoyuki Ito
Writers: Kugane Maruyama, Naoyuki Ito, Yukie Sugawara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Overlord Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Naoyuki Ito, shot by Yoshio Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shuji Katayama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kashiko Kimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Satoshi Hino and Yoshino Aoyama and Hitomi Nabatame carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14603848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Naoyuki Ito directs. Yoshio Watanabe behind the camera. Shuji Katayama scores. Kashiko Kimura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Part of the "Overlord Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Naoyuki Ito, shot by Yoshio Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shuji Katayama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kashiko Kimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Satoshi Hino and Yoshino Aoyama and Hitomi Nabatame carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt14603848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 14 themes, including "video game", "magic", "anti hero", "supernatural".
9Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yoshio Watanabe
Original score: Shuji Katayama
Editing: Kashiko Kimura
Runtime: 134 min · 2h 14m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $7,614,966
Original language: JA
Certification (US): R
IMDB: OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom (2024)

Part of

Overlord Collection

Collection of all the animated movies in the Overlord anime franchise.

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Naoyuki Ito

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CinemaSerf2024-11-10
★ 7/10
What is quite clear from this fantasy adventure is that being behind thick stone walls is scant protection from the menacing "Jaldaboath" who is bent on destroying the Sacred Kingdom. Fairly easily, it has to be said, he manages to capture it's Sacred Princess and it falls to the young page "Neia Baraja" to work with what's left of their army to elicit the help of the undead Sorcerer King - the only creature who might be able to counter the powerful magic they face. Luckily, he agrees to help out and with the enthusiastic young "Neia" as his attendant, he must strive to rally the kingdom and face their nemesis and his maids. Yep, it's all a bit procedural, this, but it's still pretty much end-to-end action with loads going on and with the possible exception of the annoying "Remedios Custodio" - the Grand Master of the army, the characters are well suited for a slowly bubbling tale of good versus evil. The animation is very linear, the backgrounds have no movement at all and the characterisations rely very heavily on the facial features, but the episodic nature of their escapades marries the mysticism of ancient culture with the action scenarios quite entertainingly. It does dip a little towards the end - and some of the editing isn't the best, but I found it flew by for two hours and quite enjoyed the stand-alone nature of a narrative that has it's basis in a game but that doesn't impact at all on the plot.

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