Monster Strike The Movie

2016 Japanese animated action adventure film by Shinpei Ezaki
Monster Strike The Movie
Theatrical release poster
Kanjiモンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ
Directed byShinpei Ezaki
Screenplay byTaku Kishimoto
Story by
  • Yōichi Katō[a]
  • Jirō Ishii[a]
Based onMonster Strike
by Mixi and Yoshiki Okamoto
Produced byNao Hirasawa
CinematographyTatsuya Nomura
Edited byMai Hasegawa
Music byMonaca
Production
companies
Liden Films
Ultra Super Pictures
XFlag Pictures
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures Japan
Release date
  • 10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) (Japan)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥740 million[2] ($6.8 million)

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.

Plot

It's a prequel story to the main events of the first season.

Cast

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

  1. ^ a b Story Composition (ストーリー構成)

References

  1. ^ a b "モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ" [The origins of the Monster Strike THE MOVIE]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Box Office Gross, TV Anime Adaptations". Someanithing: Anime DVD/BD Sales in Japan. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Monster Strike the Movie Earns 439 Million Yen in Opening Weekend, Tops Japan's Box Office (Updated)". Anime News Network. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Monster Strike the Movie Is an 80s Kids Adventure Film, but with Dragons". ANIME NOW!. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  6. ^ Schilling, Mark (December 12, 2016). "Japan Box Office: 'Monster Strike,' 'Fantastic Beasts' Dispute Top Spot". Variety.

External links

  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • Monster Strike The Movie (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • Monster Strike The Movie at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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