Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

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Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
Japanese theatrical poster
Directed by	Toshiya Shinohara
Screenplay by	Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Based on	Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi
Produced by	Michihiko Suwa Masuo Ueda Mikihiro Iwata
Starring	Kappei Yamaguchi Satsuki Yukino Kumiko Watanabe Kōji Tsujitani Houko Kuwashima Noriko Hidaka Ken Narita Kenichi Ogata Hisako Kyōda
Cinematography	Hisao Shirai
Edited by	Tomoaki Tsurubuchi
Music by	Kaoru Wada
Production company	Sunrise
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	December 15, 2001 (2001-12-15)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	US$2.9 million[citation needed]
Box office	$10,539,779[1]

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (映画犬夜叉 時代を越える想い, Eiga Inuyasha: Toki o Koeru Omoi) (also known as InuYasha the Movie: The Love that Transcends Time) is a 2001 Japanese animated film directed by Toshiya Shinohara and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa. It is the first film of the Inuyasha series. The song, "No More Words" is performed by Ayumi Hamasaki.

Plot[]

Half-demon Inuyasha's late dog-demon father Toga defeated a powerful Chinese moth yōkai, named Hyōga two centuries ago, but a Shikon Jewel fragment has freed his son, Menōmaru, who seeks to avenge his father's death and free the tremendously infinite power and strength of his father sealed away with him.

In the present of Feudal-era Japan, Inuyasha, and his friends, Kagome, monk Miroku, demon slayer Sango and fox demon Shippo, have just finished killing a scorpion demon. Miroku and Sango split up from the group after Sango's faithful nekomata companion Kirara mysteriously runs off, leading them to Menōmaru's cave. Menōmaru and his female minions, Ruri and Hari, begin battling Miroku and Sango, during which Ruri copies Miroku's Wind Tunnel and Hari cursing Kirara, to follow Hari as her leader. Eventually, Menōmaru curses Kagome so she turns against Inuyasha.

After the heroes are pushed away by a blast from Menōmaru and further split up, Menōmaru succeeds in accessing the demonic power of his predecessors, sealed away by Inuyasha's father, becoming a new, more powerful Hyōga, and begins to change the essence of time and space by absorbing the souls of countless people to fully merge himself with his family's demonic energy. Menōmaru's mind-control curse on Kagome possesses her, and she is forced to pursue and kill Inuyasha, who notices her wearing Kikyo's style of clothing. After realizing what Menōmaru did to her and choosing to face Kagome at the Sacred Tree, she shoots him with a sacred arrow in the same manner that Kikyo had done. Kagome regains control of herself and mourns her actions, during which Kikyo appears and forces Kagome to return to her own time.

Back in the present, Kagome walks out to see her family shrine, and the rest of Tokyo covered in snow caused by Menōmaru's curse. She goes to the tree that Inuyasha was sealed to, realizing that without a way back to Feudal Japan, that she can never see him again. She places her hand on the tree, realizing that she and Inuyasha are emotionally connected to each other through the tree and can talk to each other through thoughts. After Inuyasha pleads with her to return to the Feudal era, Kagome retrieves a piece of Kikyo's sacred arrow from the tree and shoots it into the well. She returns to the Feudal era to find Inuyasha reawakened, thanks to Shippo, Myoga, and Kaede.

Deciding to face off Menōmaru and his minions alone, Miroku defeats Ruri in a duel with their wind tunnels, and Sango brings Kirara back to her senses, allowing them to defeat Hari. They join Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippo in a last stand against Menōmaru. Inuyasha combines his Backlash Wave with Kagome's sacred arrow to kill Hyōga.

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External links[]

• Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time at IMDb