Monster Strike The Movie (Japanese: モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ) is a 2016 Japanese animated action-adventure film directed by Shinpei Ezaki, written by Taku Kishimoto and based on the video game Monster Strike by Mixi and Yoshiki Okamoto.[3][4] It is a prequel and sequel to the ONA anime series of the same name.[5] It was released in Japan by Warner Bros. on 10 December 2016.[1] The film was eventually released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on April 19, 2017, as well as a limited edition.
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| Kanji | モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ |
| Directed by | Shinpei Ezaki |
| Screenplay by | Taku Kishimoto |
| Story by | |
| Based on | Monster Strike by Mixi and Yoshiki Okamoto |
| Produced by | Nao Hirasawa |
| Cinematography | Tatsuya Nomura |
| Edited by | Mai Hasegawa |
| Music by | Monaca |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures Japan |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥740 million[2] ($6.8 million) |
Plot
It's a prequel story to the main events of the first season.
Cast
- Maaya Sakamoto as Ren Homura (young) [4]
- Tomo Muranaka as Haruma Kagutsuchi (young) [4]
- Lynn as Aoi Mizusawa [4]
- Juri Kimura as Minami Wakaba [4]
- Kengo Kawanishi as Akira Kagetsuki [4]
- Jun Fukushima as Oragon [4]
- Yūsuke Kobayashi as Ren Homura [4]
- Nana Mizuki as Arthur [4]
- Kōichi Yamadera as Genome [4]
- Kin'ya Kitaōji as Kentarō Ishibashi [4]
Box office
On its opening weekend in Japan, the film was number-one by admissions, with 390,416, and number-two by gross, with ¥439.6 million[3] ($3.8 million).[6] Its final box office gross in Japan was ¥740 million[2] ($6.8 million).
Notes
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Monster Strike The Movie (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Monster Strike The Movie at IMDb
