Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Seen it?2012 | 109 min | Animation, Fantasy, Action
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Sixteen years ago, a mysterious masked ninja unleashes a powerful creature known as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox on the Hidden Leaf Village Konoha, killing many people. In response, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and his wife Kushina Uzumaki, the Demon Fox's living prison or Jinchūriki, manage to seal the creature inside their newborn son Naruto Uzumaki. With the Tailed Beast sealed, things continued as normal. However, in the present day, peace ended when a group of ninja called the Akatsuki attack Konoha under the guidance of Tobi, the mysterious masked man behind Fox's rampage years ago who intends on executing his plan to rule the world by shrouding it in illusions.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$18 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 44K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hayato Date
- Junko TakeuchiNaruto Uzumaki (voice)
- Chie NakamuraSakura Haruno (voice)
- Toshiyuki MorikawaMinato Namikaze (voice)
- Emi ShinoharaKushina Uzumaki (voice)
- Kazuhiko InoueKakashi Hatake (voice)
- Naoya UchidaMasked Man (voice)
- Noriaki SugiyamaSasuke Uchiha (voice)
- Nana MizukiHinata Hyuuga (voice)
- Hideo IshikawaItachi Uchiha (voice)
- Shinji KawadaShino Aburame (voice)