One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle

2006 1h 34m JA

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★6.9TMDB · 198★6.4IMDB · 1,995

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Synopsis

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The Straw Hats visits an island, known as Mecha Island, where a fisherman sings an old folk song about a Golden Crown. Searching for that mysterious treasure, they find a hidden entrance into the island. The island's leader, Ratchet, impressed with the find and in search of the Golden Crown himself, invites the crew to join him in his search and the crew along with Ratchet and his henchmen enter the cave. As it turns out, the islands true form, is that of a giant turtle. Ratchet, who had known this all along, uses his mechanical castle to take control of the turtle, in order to use it, to take over the world. Now the Straw Hats have to stop not only Ratchet, but also the helpless turtle, from crashing into a nearby island.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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)
Kazue Ikura
Tony Tony Chopper (voice)
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Nico Robin (voice)
Goro Inagaki
Dr. Rachet (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Konosuke Uda
Writers: Masahiro Ito
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 20 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 Konosuke Uda, shot by Hirosato Onishi. 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 Yasunori Iwasaki. 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 Masahiro Goto 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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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1059950 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Konosuke Uda directs. Hirosato Onishi behind the camera. Yasunori Iwasaki scores. Masahiro Goto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Part of the "One Piece Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Konosuke Uda, shot by Hirosato Onishi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yasunori Iwasaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masahiro Goto 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.
7IMDB entry: tt1059950 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 23 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hirosato Onishi
Original score: Yasunori Iwasaki
Editing: Masahiro Goto
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Box office: $7,232,965
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006)
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 1,995 votes
MPAA: TV-14

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.