Monster Strike The Movie

Monster Strike The Movie
Monster Strike The Movie
	Theatrical release poster
Japanese	モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ
Directed by	Shinpei Ezaki
Written by	Yōichi Katō; Jirō Ishii;
Screenplay by	Taku Kishimoto
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	Liden Films; Ultra Super Pictures; XFlag Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures Japan
Release date	10 December 2016 (Japan);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥740 million ($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[]

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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Story Composition (ストーリー構成)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Box Office Gross, TV Anime Adaptations". Someanithing: Anime DVD/BD Sales in Japan. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ "Monster Strike the Movie Is an 80s Kids Adventure Film, but with Dragons". ANIME NOW!. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
^ 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

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[story_comp-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Story Composition (ストーリー構成)

[eiga-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 December 2016.

[someanithing-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Box Office Gross, TV Anime Adaptations". Someanithing: Anime DVD/BD Sales in Japan. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

[ann-4] Jump up to: ^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.

[allcinema-5] Jump up to: ^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.

[6] "Monster Strike the Movie Is an 80s Kids Adventure Film, but with Dragons". ANIME NOW!. Retrieved 2017-03-25.

[7] Schilling, Mark (December 12, 2016). "Japan Box Office: 'Monster Strike,' 'Fantastic Beasts' Dispute Top Spot". Variety.

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