Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

"Finally tell the story of forbidden bonds"

2011 1h 50m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 300

AdventureFantasyAnimationActionScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find themselves in the middle of a rising rebellion, as the exiled Milos lash out against their oppressors. At the heart of the conflict is Julia, a young alchemist befriended by Alphonse. She'll stop at nothing to restore the Milos to their former glory – even if that means harnessing the awful power of the mythical Philosopher's Stone.

“Finally tell the story of forbidden bonds”

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Cast

Romi Park
Edward Elric (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Alphonse Elric (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Julia Crichton (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Melvin Voyager (voice) / Atlas (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Miranda (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Roy Mustang (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi
Herschel (voice) / Ashley Crichton (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
Riza Hawkeye (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuya Murata
Writers: Yuichi Shinpo, Hiromu Arakawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Fullmetal Alchemist Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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217+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuya Murata, shot by Yoshiyuki Takei. 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 Taro Iwashiro. 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 Kumiko Sakamoto 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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Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya and Maaya Sakamoto carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Finally tell the story of forbidden bonds".

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The take

Kazuya Murata directs. Yoshiyuki Takei behind the camera. Taro Iwashiro scores. Kumiko Sakamoto cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Part of the "Fullmetal Alchemist Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3217+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Kazuya Murata, shot by Yoshiyuki Takei. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Taro Iwashiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kumiko Sakamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya and Maaya Sakamoto carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Finally tell the story of forbidden bonds".
9IMDB entry: tt1776196 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "travel", "fugitive", "conspiracy", "based on manga".