Sakura Wars: The Movie (2001)
December 22, 2001Release Date
Sakura Wars: The Movie (2001)
December 22, 2001Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Chisa Yokoyama
Sakura Shinguji
Michie Tomizawa
Sumire Kanazaki
Urara Takano
Maria Tachibana
Kumiko Nishihara
Iris Chateaubriand
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Ri Kohran
Mayumi Tanaka
Kanna Kirishima
Kazue Ikura
Leni Milchstrasse (voice) / Theme Song Performance
Maya Okamoto
Orihime Soletta (voice) / Theme Song Performance
Ai Orikasa
Ayame Fujieda
Akiko Kuno
Ratchet Altair (voice) / Theme Song Performance
Masaru Ikeda
Ikki Yoneda
Akemi Okamura
Kasumi Fujii (voice)
Akio Suyama
Ichirô Ohgami
Keiji Fujiwara
Haruyoshi Tanuma
Mitsuru Hongo
Director
Takehito Koyasu
Yuichi Kayama (voice)
Oji Hiroi
Writer
Wendee Lee
Writer
Daisuke Gori
Yokihiko Ota (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Brent Furlong (voice)
Hiroyuki Nishimura
Writer
Keiichi Nanba
Patrick Hamilton (voice)
Kazumi Kawashiro
Producer
Yusuke Takeda
Art Direction
Kouhei Tanaka
Composer
Koji Tanaka
Cinematographer
Tetsuo Uchida
Producer
Toshimichi Otsuki
Executive Producer
Masahiro Matsumura
Editor
Hidenori Matsubara
Character Designer
Junichi Uematsu
Editor
Nobuhisa Terado
Screenplay
Masafumi Mima
Sound Director
Tokumitsu Kifune
3D Director
Kazuki Higashiji
Assistant Art Director
Jun Okabe
Background Designer
Kotomi Yagi
Background Designer
Keita Sakai
Background Designer
Shunichiro Yoshihara
Background Designer
Takamasa Masuki
Background Designer
Tomonori Kato
Background Designer
Youichi Watanabe
Background Designer
Yuka Hirama
Background Designer
Makiko Asano
Assistant Editor
Mitsuru Ishihara
Animation Director
Hiroshi Kato
Layout
Hisashi Ezura
Compositing Artist
Makoto Kogawa
Compositing Artist
Shigenobu Kaihoko
Compositing Artist
Akira Saitoh
Compositing Artist
Tomoyasu Nishimura
Production Assistant
Yumi Kamakura
Production Assistant
Juji Nakamura
Sound Mixer
Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Effects
Masahiro Murakami
Special Effects
Akiharu Ishii
Animation Director / Key Animation
Hiroshi Okubo
Animation Director
Kazuchika Kise
Animation Director
Sushio
Animation Director
Takuya Saito
Animation Director
Masaaki Endou
Key Animation
Yoshiyuki Ito
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
Key Animation
Kouichi Hashimoto
Key Animation
Ken Ootsuka
Key Animation
Takehiro Hamatsu
Key Animation
Genichiro Kondo
Key Animation
Norikatsu Nakano
Key Animation
Akira Takata
Key Animation
Kaori Higuchi
Key Animation
Tomohiro Takayama
Key Animation
Takuji Yoshimoto
Key Animation
Kaori
Key Animation
Akiko Asaki
Key Animation
Makoto Kohara
Key Animation
Taka Satou
Key Animation
Iku Ozawa
Key Animation
Yuu Kato
Key Animation
Yusuke Yoshigaki
Key Animation
Yasutoshi Niwa
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 22, 2001
Original Nameサクラ大戦 活動写真
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Genres
Wiki.
Sakura Wars: The Movie is a 2001 Japanese animated action-adventure film produced by Production I.G and distributed by Toei Company based on the video game franchise published by Sega. Directed by Mitsuru Hongo, and written by Hongo, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Nobuhisa Terado and Oji Hiroi, Sakura Wars: The Movie stars the voices of Chisa Yokoyama, Michie Tomizawa, Urara Takano, Kumiko Nishihara, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Mayumi Tanaka, Maya Okamoto, Kazue Ikura, and Ai Orikasa. A sequel to Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning?, it follows the Imperial Combat Revue's Flower Division as they team up with new recruit Ratchet Altair to defend the division's existence from the schemes of the American Douglas-Stewart company.
Production I.G had previously collaborated with the Sakura Wars developers on cutscenes for the video game series since Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die. The aim was to create an experience impossible to achieve with either the video games or other released media. Production lasted three years, with a budget of ¥500 million. Announced in 1999 alongside Is Paris Burning? and other Sakura Wars anime projects, the film was heavily promoted in Japan. The film was released in Japan on December 22, 2001, and it was a financial success. It was licensed for a North American home media release in 2002 by Pioneer Entertainment, with later releases handled by Funimation. It was praised by critics for its animation and music, but the plot and characters were negatively received.