Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black
Seen it?2008 | 94 min | Action, Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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. If you loved The Green Mile, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 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).
A strange disturbance in the World of the Living sends Ichigo and Kon to the Soul Society, where the Seireitei has been devastated by an explosion of reishi and Rukia is missing. Stranger still, none of the Soul Reapers remember Ichigo, and they think he’s the one responsible for the destruction. Now on the run, Ichigo is forced into a lonely battle in order to find Rukia and stop the real culprits!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Noriyuki Abe
- Masakazu MoritaIchigo Kurosaki (voice)
- Fumiko OrikasaRukia Kuchiki (voice)
- Kentaro ItoRenji Abarai (voice)
- Aya HiranoHomura (voice)
- Hiroshi KamiyaShizuku (voice)
- Mitsuaki MadonoKon (voice)
- Jun FukuyamaYumichika Ayasegawa (voice)
- Taro YamaguchiSasakibe Choujiro (voice)
- Takako HondaJinta Hanakari (voice)
- Katsuyuki KonishiShuuhei Hisagi (voice)