One Piece Film: Z

"The most wanted pirate in history... is about to save the world!"

2012 1h 48m JA

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 580

AnimationFantasyActionAdventure

Synopsis

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Zephyr, now known as Z, rides the seas with only one goal: Destroy all pirates and their dreams at becoming King of Pirates. When Luffy and his crew encounter him at sea, not only are they utterly defeated by the man with an arm made of Seastone, Nami, Robin, and Chopper are turned 10 years younger due to Z's minion Ain. Luffy is so determined to win against him that he does not even notice Z's master plan that could sacrifice thousands of lives.

“The most wanted pirate in history... is about to save the world!”

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Cast

Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Akemi Okamura
Nami (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Usopp (voice)
Hiroaki Hirata
Sanji (voice)
Ikue Otani
Tony Tony Chopper (voice)
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Nico Robin (voice)
Kazuki Yao
Franky (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tatsuya Nagamine
Writers: Osamu Suzuki
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 "One Piece Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tatsuya Nagamine, shot by Takeo Ogiwara. 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 Kohei Tanaka. 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 Nobutaka Maki 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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Mayumi Tanaka and Kazuya Nakai and Akemi Okamura carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The most wanted pirate in history... is about to save the world!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2375379 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tatsuya Nagamine directs. Takeo Ogiwara behind the camera. Kohei Tanaka scores. Nobutaka Maki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Part of the "One Piece Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Tatsuya Nagamine, shot by Takeo Ogiwara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kohei Tanaka. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nobutaka Maki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mayumi Tanaka and Kazuya Nakai and Akemi Okamura carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The most wanted pirate in history... is about to save the world!".
8IMDB entry: tt2375379 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "mentor", "tragic villain", "pirate", "fighting".
10Released under 22 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Takeo Ogiwara
Original score: Kohei Tanaka
Editing: Nobutaka Maki
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $74,223,861
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: One Piece Film: Z (2012)

Part of

One Piece Collection

Collection of all the One Piece films, movie productions based on the famous manga and anime created by Eiichiro Oda. They expand the universe of the series and usually feature original stories that are not part of the main plot of the anime, although some are indirectly connected.