Mushiking: Super Battle Movie ～Altered Beetles of Darkness～

"Battle the Darkness! Save the Forest! Ultimate showdown of the Battle of the Beetles!! Super Battle of the Beetles"

2007 0h 50m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 1

AnimationActionFantasy

Synopsis

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Adder, the Fairy of Darkness, schemes to invade a peaceful paradise that the beetles, Popo and the other Fairies of the Forest call their home.

“Battle the Darkness! Save the Forest! Ultimate showdown of the Battle of the Beetles!! Super Battle of the Beetles”

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Cast

Naomi Shindo
Shingo Horii
Masaharu Sato
Muga Tsukaji
Taku Suzki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jumpei Mizusaki
Writers: Hideki Sonoda, Toshimichi Ohkawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yuriko Sano 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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Naomi Shindo and Shingo Horii and Masaharu Sato carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Battle the Darkness! Save the Forest! Ultimate showdown of the Battle of the Beetles!! Super Battle of the Beetles".

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jumpei Mizusaki directs. Yuriko Sano cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Yuriko Sano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Naomi Shindo and Shingo Horii and Masaharu Sato carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Battle the Darkness! Save the Forest! Ultimate showdown of the Battle of the Beetles!! Super Battle of the Beetles".
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.