Boruto: Naruto the Movie
| Boruto: Naruto the Movie | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Hiroyuki Yamashita |
| Screenplay by |
Masashi Kishimoto[1] Ukyō Kodachi |
| Story by | Masashi Kishimoto |
| Based on |
Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office |
¥2.62 billion US$40.4 million[2][3] |
Boruto: Naruto the Movie is a 2015 Japanese animated action adventure film directed by Hiroyuki Yamashita in his directorial debut.[4] It is the eleventh Naruto film based on the manga of the same name by Masashi Kishimoto and is part of the larger Start of a New Era Project (新時代開幕プロジェクト Shinjidai Kaimaku Purojekuto) to commemorate the series' 15th anniversary.
The film, first teased in the post-credits scene of the previous film, The Last: Naruto the Movie, tells stories about the children of the original series' main characters.[5] As with the previous film and Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie, Kishimoto was once again involved in the project as script writer and character designer. The movie is set after the events of the Naruto manga series.
The film was released on August 7, 2015,[6] to commercial success, and became the highest-grossing film in the series. Its DVD and Blu-ray was published on July 6, 2016 by Aniplex, with an additional of short film animation in the day where Naruto became a Hokage.[7]
Plot
The film opens with a battle between Sasuke Uchiha and an unknown adversary. Many years after the events of the main series, Naruto Uzumaki is the Seventh Hokage of Konohagakure; he is married to Hinata Hyuga, and they have two children, Boruto and Himawari Uzumaki. Boruto is in an elite team under Konohamaru Sarutobi, with Sasuke and Sakura Haruno's daughter Sarada Uchiha; and a mysterious boy named Mitsuki, as his teammates.
Boruto is upset that Naruto focuses more on his Hokage duties than their family, and thus hates the title of Hokage. Sasuke returns to Konoha to warn Naruto of the powerful enemy he encountered. After Naruto stands up to Himawari's birthday, Boruto learns about Sasuke from Sarada, he requests Sasuke to train him to become strong enough to surpass Naruto. Sasuke agrees on the condition that Boruto performs the Rasengan which he learns from Konohamaru. When Boruto presents his undersized Rasengan to Sasuke, Sasuke honors his promise despite feeling unconvinced, and teaches Boruto to prepare for the upcoming chunnin exams. Boruto, hoping to finally convince Naruto to spend more time with him, is tempted to cheat in the exam by using a prototype device, Kote, that can store and release jutsu, given to him by the arrogant scientist Katasuke, who wanted his experiment to make for marketing purposes before Naruto shot down the proposal. In the exams, Naruto catches Boruto using Kote to defeat Shikadai Nara, Shikamaru Nara and Temari's son, in the third stage. He immediately disqualifies his son, and declares Shikadai the winner. Boruto is outraged, but then two figures make their presence known; one of them – Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki.
Alongside his master, Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki, the duo are revealed to be after the Nine-Tails' chakra inside Naruto to create another chakra fruit like Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had acquired to continue being immortal and invincible. Naruto eventually sacrifices himself to protect everyone, then entrusts Boruto's safety to Sasuke. The conflict persuades Boruto to see what the Shinobi World really is. Sensing that Naruto is still alive in another dimension, Sasuke allies himself with the other Kages – Gaara, Darui, Chojūro, and Kurotsuchi to rescue him. Boruto insists on joining them to make amends with his father. They arrive in the other dimension to find Naruto bound by the Ōtsutsuki duo, and the four Kage engage Kinshiki in a fight. When the Kage fail to subdue him, Naruto and Sasuke fight as well, but Momoshiki turns Kinshiki into a chakra pill and swallows him to increase his strength. Momoshiki is overpowered, but Katasuke arrives and shoot Momoshiki with a Kote that only restores his strength.
Overpowered by Momoshiki's strength and left without options, Naruto lends his remaining chakra to Boruto while Sasuke distracts Momoshiki long enough for Boruto to create a giant Rasengan. Boruto blinds Momoshiki's Rinnegan with his own Vanishing Rasengan. Momoshiki ends up absorbing his own chakra along with Boruto's giant Rasengan, destroying him. After Boruto reconciles with his father, he resolves to become a ninja who protects the village from the shadows, so he supports Sarada's dream of being Hokage. It ends with Konohamaru chased by a wild bear; Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki jump from the Hokage Monument into midair.
In a post-credits scene, Boruto and Sarada ask Mitsuki who his parents are, and he reveals he is the son of Orochimaru, surprising both of them. Orochimaru himself is seen watching over them.
Voice cast
Reception
The film was the 11th highest-grossing Japanese film (and the 7th highest-grossing anime film) at the Japanese box office in 2015, with ¥2.62 billion.[2] It earned ¥680.1 million yen (around US$5.46 million) during its debut giving the series its highest grossing opening.[10] On August 25 the film became the highest grossing in the Naruto series making ¥2.02 billion in 19 days with 1.56 million admissions.[2] The film grossed US$919,651 in the United States and Canada[3] and CN¥103.2 million in China.[11]
Amy McNulty of Anime News Network gave the film an overall grade of A-, calling it "a step in the right direction for Masashi Kishimoto's Start of a New Era Project".[12]
References
- ↑ "Boruto -Naruto the Movie- Film Main Staff, Illustrated Poster Revealed". Anime News Network. April 2, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Top 39 Grossing Domestic Japanese Films of 2015 Listed". Anime News Network. January 30, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- 1 2 "Boruto: Naruto the Movie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ↑ "BORUTO -NARUTO THE MOVIE-(2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Boruto -Naruto the Movie- Site Opens With Manga Excerpt". Anime News Network. December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ↑ "BORUTO -NARUTO THE MOVIE- （仮）". www.toho.co.jp (in Japanese). Toho Co.,Ltd. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ "BORUTO -NARUTO THE MOVIE-" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Boruto - Naruto the Movie Staff and Cast" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Boruto -Naruto the Movie- Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. July 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Boruto: Naruto the Movie Earns 680 Million Yen in 3 Days". Anime News Network. August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ↑ "火影忍者剧场版：博人传（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ↑ McNulty, Amy (October 9, 2015). "Boruto -Naruto the Movie-". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie at the Internet Movie Database
