Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie

2012 1h 49m JA

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 1,263

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Synopsis

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Sixteen years ago, a mysterious masked ninja unleashes a powerful creature known as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox on the Hidden Leaf Village Konoha, killing many people. In response, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and his wife Kushina Uzumaki, the Demon Fox's living prison or Jinchūriki, manage to seal the creature inside their newborn son Naruto Uzumaki. With the Tailed Beast sealed, things continued as normal. However, in the present day, peace ended when a group of ninja called the Akatsuki attack Konoha under the guidance of Tobi, the mysterious masked man behind Fox's rampage years ago who intends on executing his plan to rule the world by shrouding it in illusions.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Junko Takeuchi
Naruto Uzumaki (voice)
Chie Nakamura
Sakura Haruno (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Minato Namikaze (voice)
Emi Shinohara
Kushina Uzumaki (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Kakashi Hatake (voice)
Naoya Uchida
Masked Man (voice)
Noriaki Sugiyama
Sasuke Uchiha (voice)
Nana Mizuki
Hinata Hyuuga (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hayato Date
Writers: Masashi Kishimoto, Chikara Sakurai, Hayato Date
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CINEMA

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

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CAST

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275+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hayato Date, shot by Atsuho Matsumoto. 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 Yasuharu Takanashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Junko Takeuchi and Chie Nakamura and Toshiyuki Morikawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2290828 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hayato Date directs. Atsuho Matsumoto behind the camera. Yasuharu Takanashi scores. Seiji Morita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Part of the "Naruto Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3275+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Hayato Date, shot by Atsuho Matsumoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yasuharu Takanashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Seiji Morita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Junko Takeuchi and Chie Nakamura and Toshiyuki Morikawa carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2290828 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "fight", "village", "love", "ninja".
10Released under 18 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Atsuho Matsumoto
Original score: Yasuharu Takanashi
Editing: Seiji Morita
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $17,876,559
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012)

Part of

Naruto Collection

Naruto movies chronicle Naruto Uzumaki's journey as a young ninja aspiring to be Hokage, featuring numerous standalone adventures and filler arcs, with most films focusing on original stories like protecting a princess in the snowy land or fighting dream-world threats, though The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie are canon, exploring key canon events like Naruto's romance with Hinata and Boruto's origin. The collection spans Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, and Boruto, highlighting themes of friendship, perseverance, and overcoming loneliness through action-packed missions and character development.