Gekijô-ban Naruto: Daikatsugeki! Yukihime ninpôchô dattebayo!! (2004)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Tensai Okamura

Writers:

Masashi Kishimoto (manga series)
Katsuyuki Sumizawa (screenplay)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

Naruto Uzumaki the ninja-in-training knuckle-headed and his team are sent on a mission to guard Yukie Fujikaze...

Plot Keywords:

Ninja | Martial Arts | Anime | Manga | Based On TV Series

Cast

Junko Takeuchi	...	Naruto Uzumaki (voice: Japanese version)
Chie Nakamura	...	Sakura Haruno (voice: Japanese version)
Noriaki Sugiyama	...	Sasuke Uchiha (voice: Japanese version)
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Kakashi Hatake (voice: Japanese version)
Yûko Kaida	...	Yukie Fujikaze (voice: Japanese version)
Chikao Ôtsuka	...	Makino (voice: Japanese version)
Hidehiko Ishizuka	...	Sosetsu Kazehana (voice: Japanese Version)
Tsutomu Isobe	...	Doto Kazehana (voice: Japanese Version)
Harî Kaneko	...	Mizore Fuyuguma (voice: Japanese Version)
Jun Karasawa	...	Fubuki Kakuyoku (voice: Japanese Version)
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Nadare Roga (voice: Japanese Version)
Karen Miyama	...	Koyuki Kazehana (voice)
Masayo Hosono	...	Child 1 (voice: Japanese Version)
Tomo Shigematsu	...	Child 2 (voice: Japanese Version)
Yuki	...	Child 3 (voice: Japanese Version)

Also Known As:

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (USA) (literal English title)

Runtime:

Japan:113 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | New Zealand:M

Company:

Gekijô ban Naruto Seisaku Iinkai

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Naruto" (2002)

Fun first movie based on the cartoon series.

I really enjoyed this flick, however, I probably gave it a higher score than necessary mainly because unlike every Dragonball Z movie, this film actually has a rather good running time of more than an hour and a half. So it has a better developed story, good action scenes, and of course some good comedy as well. The story has our gang having to escort a bit of a spoiled actress to a realm known as the land of snow. However, as easy as this sounds it does not play out this way as a strong gang of ninjas attacks again and again. Seems our actress has a secret and it is up to Naruto and pals to defeat this ninja clad in special armor. The fights are great showcasing all the young ninjas special talents as well as their teacher and there are a couple of surprises along the way as well. The animation is to be expected just like the television show with a few nice visuals along the way. Though I may only be saying this because I love snow and living here in Alabama I haven't seen any first hand in ten years or so. The characters are their usual selves and you will probably find the actress annoying at first then feel for her then dislike her again. The bad guys are typical, nothing to special about them, in fact Gaara from the television show is more menacing and a way better bad guy than any displayed here. Still, I really enjoyed this movie and hope to see the other Naruto movies released soon.