Gekijô-ban hagane no renkinjutsushi: Shanbara wo yuku mono (2005)

Director:

Seiji Mizushima

Writers:

Hiromu Arakawa (characters) and
Shô Aikawa (script)

Release Date:

25 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

The final battle lies in the hands of two brothers!

Plot:

Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist, is on the other side of the gate. He has befriended someone who resembles his brother...

Plot Keywords:

Alchemy | Anime | Shangri La | Secret Society | Dragon

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Romi Pak	...	Edward Elric (voice)
Rie Kugimiya	...	Alphonse Elric (voice)
Shun Oguri	...	Alphonse Heiderich (voice)
Kazuko Kato	...	Dietlinde Eckart (voice)
Masane Tsukayama	...	Karl Haushofer (voice)
Miyuu Sawai	...	Noah (voice)
Megumi Toyoguchi	...	Winry Rockbell (voice)
Miyoko Asô	...	Pinako Rockbell (voice)
Tôru Ôkawa	...	Roy Mustang (voice)
Kenji Utsumi	...	Alex Louis Armstrong (voice)
Rikiya Koyama	...	Rudolf Hess (voice)
Toshio Furukawa	...	Erik Jan Hanussen (voice)
Masashi Ebara	...	Hoenheim Elric (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara	...	Officer Hughes (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi	...	Gracia Hughes (voice)

Also Known As:

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (USA)
Gekijoban hagane no renkinjutsushi: Shamballa o yuku mono (Japan) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, some thematic material and brief nudity.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Portuguese | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | UK:12A | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | Finland:K-13 | Japan:G | Hong Kong:IIA | Germany:12 | Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Aniplex

Trivia:

The "Beer Hall Putsch," an unsuccessful attempt of Hitler and his associates to overthrow the German government, is depicted in the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ed is sitting in the rocket talking to Alphonse Heidrich, the hair line on the back of Ed's neck changes between shots.

Quotes:

Fritz Lang: [refering to a story in a newspaper] This one's very intriguing. It's about a world much like ours, but with a few differences, that exists alongside ours. A "parallel world" you could say. There might be dragons and magic in that world. Or alchemy could have developed there instead of science. The Fritz Lang there might be a criminal, instead of a director. Or maybe even a woman. That's fun to imagine.
Edward Elric: That's nothing but a dream.
Fritz Lang: A dream... but which one is the dream, and which one is reality?
Edward Elric: You'll never know.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hagane no renkinjutsushi (2006) (V)

Pretty decent

Now I won't spoil anything for anyone, only that "FMA - Conqueror of Shambala" is worth looking into. Thankfully the characters are pretty much the same. Anyway, it starts off with Ed and Al visiting this one scientist who has discovered Uranium (kinda sub-plot) and he ends up on the other side of the gate. The rest of the story picks up were the series left off; and takes place both our world and Ed's world. The overall plot was fairly good and and the director and writers did good job paying respect for the characters and the series. And the animation out does the actual show, there were some instances were they used CG (and looked bad) but that doesn't ruin the viewing qualities at all. I liked it, but don't take my word for it. Try it for yourself and be your own judge. I like said, it's worth taking a peek.^_^