Monster Strike The Movie

Monster Strike The Movie
Theatrical release poster
Kanjiモンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ
Directed byShinpei Ezaki
Screenplay byTaku Kishimoto
Story by
  • Yōichi Katō[a]
  • Jirō Ishii[a]
Based onMonster Strike
by Mixi and Yoshiki Okamoto
Produced byNao Hirasawa
CinematographyTatsuya Nomura
Edited byMai Hasegawa
Music byMonaca
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures Japan
Release date
  • 10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) (Japan)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥740 million[2] ($6.8 million)

Monster Strike The Movie (Japanese: モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ) is a 2016 Japanese animated action-adventure film directed by Shinpei Ezaki, written by Taku Kishimoto and based on the video game Monster Strike by Mixi and Yoshiki Okamoto.[3][4] It is a prequel and sequel to the ONA anime series of the same name.[5] It was released in Japan by Warner Bros. on 10 December 2016.[1] The film was eventually released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on April 19, 2017, as well as a limited edition.

Plot

It's a prequel story to the main events of the first season.

Cast

Box office

On its opening weekend in Japan, the film was number-one by admissions, with 390,416, and number-two by gross, with ¥439.6 million[3] ($3.8 million).[6] Its final box office gross in Japan was ¥740 million[2] ($6.8 million).

Notes

  1. ^ a b Story Composition (ストーリー構成)

References

  1. ^ a b "モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ" [The origins of the Monster Strike THE MOVIE]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Box Office Gross, TV Anime Adaptations". Someanithing: Anime DVD/BD Sales in Japan. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Monster Strike the Movie Earns 439 Million Yen in Opening Weekend, Tops Japan's Box Office (Updated)". Anime News Network. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Monster Strike the Movie Is an 80s Kids Adventure Film, but with Dragons". ANIME NOW!. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  6. ^ Schilling, Mark (December 12, 2016). "Japan Box Office: 'Monster Strike,' 'Fantastic Beasts' Dispute Top Spot". Variety.


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