One Piece Film: Z
Seen it?2012 | 108 min | Animation, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With 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. If you loved Batman Begins, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: scary moments. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Zephyr, now known as Z, rides the seas with only one goal: Destroy all pirates and their dreams at becoming King of Pirates. When Luffy and his crew encounter him at sea, not only are they utterly defeated by the man with an arm made of Seastone, Nami, Robin, and Chopper are turned 10 years younger due to Z's minion Ain. Luffy is so determined to win against him that he does not even notice Z's master plan that could sacrifice thousands of lives.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$74 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 33K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tatsuya Nagamine
- Mayumi TanakaMonkey D. Luffy (voice)
- Kazuya NakaiRoronoa Zoro (voice)
- Akemi OkamuraNami (voice)
- Kappei YamaguchiUsopp (voice)
- Hiroaki HirataSanji (voice)
- Ikue OtaniTony Tony Chopper (voice)
- Yuriko YamaguchiNico Robin (voice)
- Kazuki YaoFranky (voice)
- ChoBrook (voice)
- Hochu OtsukaZ (voice)