Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry

2017 1h 25m JA

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 429

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Synopsis

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Dragon Cry is a magical artifact of deadly power, formed into a staff by the fury and despair of dragons long gone. Now, this power has been stolen from the hands of the Fiore kingdom by the nefarious traitor Zash Caine, who flees with it to the small island nation of Stella. Frightened that the power has fallen into the wrong hands, the King of Fiore hastily sends Fairy Tail to retrieve the staff. But this task proves frightening as a shadowy secret lies in the heart of the kingdom of Stella. Dragon Cry follows their story as they muster up all their strength to recover the stolen staff and save both kingdoms.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tetsuya Kakihara
Natsu Dragneel (voice)
Aya Hirano
Lucy Heartfilia (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Happy (voice)
Yuichi Nakamura
Gray Fullbuster (voice)
Sayaka Ohara
Erza Scarlet (voice)
Satomi Sato
Wendy Marvell (voice)
Yui Horie
Carla (voice)
Wataru Hatano
Gajeel Redfox (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tatsuma Minamikawa
Writers: Hiro Mashima, Shouji Yonemura, Tatsuma Minamikawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa, shot by Yuichiro Tozawa. 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 Yoshiaki Kimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tetsuya Kakihara and Aya Hirano and Rie Kugimiya carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6548966 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tatsuma Minamikawa directs. Yuichiro Tozawa behind the camera. Yasuharu Takanashi scores. Yoshiaki Kimura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Part of the "Fairy Tail Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa, shot by Yuichiro Tozawa. 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 Yoshiaki Kimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tetsuya Kakihara and Aya Hirano and Rie Kugimiya carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt6548966 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "magic", "fairy tale", "based on manga", "wizard".
10Released under 13 different titles around the world.