Naruto: Shippūden the Movie
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| Directed by | Hajime Kamegaki |
| Written by | Junki Takegami |
| Starring | Junko Takeuchi Chie Nakamura Keiko Nemoto Kentarou Itou |
| Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
| Distributed by | TOHO |
| Release date(s) |  August 4, 2007 |
| Running time | 90 min approx. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Preceded by | Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom |
| Followed by | Naruto Shippūden 2: Bonds |
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Naruto: Shippūden: the Movie (劇場版ＮＡＲＵＴＯ−ナルト− 疾風伝 Gekijōban Naruto Shippūden?), is a 2007 film directed by Hajime Kamegaki and written by Junki Takegami. It is the fourth movie in the Naruto movie series. It was released on DVD in Japan on April 23, 2008.
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[edit] Plot summary
The opening scene of the movie shows Naruto battling a monster, only to be killed by it. A funeral is held for Naruto in his home village, to which Sakura Haruno, Rock Lee and Neji Hyuuga are shown to attend, along with others. The setting then returns to a few days previous, where a man named Yomi (named after the Japanese word for "underworld") attacks a shrine to retrieve the spirit of Mouryou, a demon who attempted to take over the world and create his "Thousand Year Kingdom". Since he is lacking a body, Yomi offers his as a temporary substitute until they can retrieve Mouryou's original one.
The only threat to Mouryou's plan is a priestess named Shion, who has the ability to seal his spirit away once more. He raises a stone army from their slumber to attack the rest of the world while his four subordinates go to eliminate Shion. They are given special chakra creatures to enhance their strength.
To deal with the threat, Konohagakure sends out many advance teams to stall the stone army. Naruto, Sakura, Neji and Rock Lee are sent to guard Shion and deliver her to the shrine where Mouryou's body is kept. They fend off Shion's four would-be assassins, and, afterwards, Shion prophesies Naruto's upcoming death. Shion's total acceptance of "fate", as well as her selfish attitude, provokes Naruto into antagonizing her. As they head for the shrine, they are again ambushed by the assassins and, ultimately, Shion is killed.
This turns out to be a ruse: the dead "Shion" is actually a decoy. After Neji orders Naruto to escort Shion to the temple alone, Shion explains that her predictions work by using others' lives to protect her own. Naruto insists that he will not die, and likewise will keep Shion safe.
With teamwork, Neji, Lee and Sakura defeat the assassins, and at the mountain temple where Mouryou's body is kept, Naruto and Shion find the stone army waiting. Naruto holds the army back while Shion heads inside to begin the sealing ritual. Yomi is already inside, and tricks Shion into beginning the technique with him inside the barrier, allowing Mouryou's spirit to reunite with his body. With the stone army being destroyed by Kakashi, Shikamaru, and Temari, Naruto comes to rescue her. About to see her prediction of his death come true, she uses her power to change Naruto's fate. She is able to tap into her true powers, intending to kill herself and Mouryou to save Naruto. Naruto stops her seconds before her death, and creates a gigantic rasengan with their combined chakra to destroy Mouryou.
After the ending credits, Naruto asks Shion what she intends to do now. She replies that Mouryou was a demon caused by the dark thoughts of men, and that there is bound to be another Mouryou someday. Because of this, she says that she must continue the line of priestesses that will suppress demons like Mouryou. Shion then asks Naruto if he will help her (a double entendre asking if he will father her child), much to the surprise of Sakura, Kakashi, and Lee, Naruto ignorantly agrees.
[edit] Cast
| Character | Japanese Actor |
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| Naruto Uzumaki | Junko Takeuchi |
| Sakura Haruno | Nakamura Chie |
| Neji Hyuga | Kouichi Toochika |
| Rock Lee | Masukawa Yoichi |
| Shikamaru Nara | Shoutarou Morikubo |
| Fifth Hokage | Masako Katsuki |
| Shion | Ayumi Fujimura |
| Miroku | Orikasa Fumiko |
| Setsuna | Konishi Katsuyuki |
| Gitai | Kishô Taniyama |
| Shizuku | Sawashiro Miyuki |
| Kusuna | Tetsuyai Kakihara |
[edit] Production
The movie was produced by Aniplex, Bandai Co., Ltd., Dentsu Inc., Pierrot, Shueisha, and TV Tokyo.[1]
[edit] Reception
In its opening weekend Naruto: Shippūden the Movie came in at number six.[2] In its second week the movie dropped to number eight and stayed there in its third week.[3][4]
[edit] See also
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
- Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
- Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
- Naruto Shippūden 2: Bonds
[edit] External links
- Naruto-Movie.com (Japanese)
[edit] References
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