Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back

2001 1h 30m JA

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BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 82

AnimationComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akiko Yajima
Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Miki Narahashi
Misae Nohara (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Hiroshi Nohara (voice)
Yuko Mita
Child Hiroshi Nohara (voice)
Satomi Korogi
Himawari Nohara (voice)
Masane Tsukayama
Ken (voice)
Ai Kobayashi
Chako (voice)
Mari Mashiba
Shiro / Toru Kazama (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keiichi Hara
Writers: Keiichi Hara, Keiichi Hara, Tsutomu Mizushima
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Crayon Shin-chan Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Keiichi Hara, shot by Toshiyuki Umeda. 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 Toshiyuki Arakawa. 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 Hajime Okayasu 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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Akiko Yajima and Miki Narahashi and Keiji Fujiwara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0831848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Keiichi Hara directs. Toshiyuki Umeda behind the camera. Toshiyuki Arakawa scores. Hajime Okayasu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Crayon Shin-chan Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Keiichi Hara, shot by Toshiyuki Umeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Toshiyuki Arakawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hajime Okayasu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Akiko Yajima and Miki Narahashi and Keiji Fujiwara carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0831848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Toshiyuki Umeda
Original score: Toshiyuki Arakawa
Editing: Hajime Okayasu
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Box office: $10,392,896
Original language: JA
IMDB: Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001)

Part of

Crayon Shin-chan Collection

The regular series follows the adventures of the five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, baby sister, dog, neighbours, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture.