Naruto movie 1: Daikatsugeki! Yukihime ninpôchô dattebayo!! (2004)

Director:

Tensai Okamura

Writers:

Masashi Kishimoto (manga series)
Katsuyuki Sumizawa (screenplay)
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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:

Anime | Based On TV Series | Boy | Manga | Based On Comic

Cast

Junko Takeuchi	...	Uzumaki Naruto (voice: Japanese version)
Chie Nakamura	...	Haruno Sakura (voice: Japanese version)
Noriaki Sugiyama	...	Uchiha Sasuke (voice: Japanese version)
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Hatake Kakashi (voice: Japanese version)
Yûko Kaida	...	Yukie Fujikaze (voice: Japanese version)
Chikao Ôtsuka	...	Makino (voice: Japanese version)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cam Clarke	...	Soutetsu Kazehana (voice: English version)
Maile Flanagan	...	Naruto Uzumaki (voice: English version)
Crispin Freeman	...	Omiji / Tsukekuro (voice: English version)
Kyle Hebert	...	Mizore Fuyukuma / Movie Theatre Owner (voice: English version)
Kate Higgins	...	Sakura Haruno / Child (voice: English version)
David Jeremiah	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Lex Lang	...	Doto Kazehana (voice: English version)
Yuri Lowenthal	...	Sasuke Uchiha
Michael McConnohie	...	Director Makino (voice: English version)
Daran Norris	...	Sandayu Asama / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Liam O'Brien	...	Nadara Rouga (voice: English version)
Jamieson Price	...	Hidero / Shishimaru (voice: English version)
Sam Riegel	...	Assistant Director (voice: English version)
Cindy Robinson	...	Fubuki Kakuyoku (voice: English version)
Jamie Simone	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Doug Stone	...	Kin / Buriken (voice: English version)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Koyuki Kazehana / Yukie Fujikaze / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dave Wittenberg	...	Kakashi Hatake / Child (voice: English version)

Directed by
Tensai Okamura

Writing credits
Masashi Kishimoto		(manga series)
Katsuyuki Sumizawa		(screenplay)
Liam O'Brien		(adaptation)

Original Music by
Toshio Masuda

Art Direction by
Shigenori Takada

Art Department
Nobuko Mizuta	....	color designer

Sound Department
David W. Barr	....	adr recordist
Yasunori Ebina	....	sound director
Chiharu Kamio	....	recording director

Animation Department
Shigeo Akahori	....	key animator
Koichi Arai	....	key animator
Shinji Aramaki	....	mechanical designer
Hayato Date	....	animation supervisor
Hisashi Eguchi	....	key animator
Masaaki Endo	....	key animator
Kenji Hachizaki	....	key animator
Atsushi Hasebe	....	key animator
Hiroyuki Horiuchi	....	key animator
Kazunobu Hoshi	....	key animator
Shuichi Kaneko	....	key animator
Hirotsugu Kawasaki	....	key animator
Shigeru Kimijima	....	key animator
Takao Maki	....	key animator
Hiroshi Masuda	....	key animator
Toshihiko Masuda	....	key animator
Michio Mihara	....	key animator
Masahiro Neriki	....	key animator
Tetsuya Nishio	....	character designer
Tetsuya Nishio	....	key animator
Masahiko Sasaki	....	key animator
Shuichi Shimamura	....	key animator
Yasuyuki Shimizu	....	key animator
Toshiyuki Sugano	....	key animator
Sachiko Sugino	....	key animator
Hirofumi Suzuki	....	character designer
Tsutomu Suzuki	....	key animator
Shin'ya Takahashi	....	key animator
Hiroto Tanaka	....	chief animation director
Norimoto Tokura	....	key animator
Tatsuya Tomaru	....	key animator
Takashi Tomioka	....	key animator
Hirômi Yamakawa	....	key animator
Cindy Yamauchi	....	key animator
Kazuyoshi Yanaginuma	....	key animator

Production Companies

• Gekijô ban Naruto Seisaku Iinkai

Distributors

• Toho Company (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)

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

Company:

Gekijô ban Naruto Seisaku Iinkai

Movie Connections:

Follows "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.