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
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Kouran Li (voice) / Theme Song Performance
Kumiko Nishihara
Iris Chateaubriand
Mitsuru Hongo
Director
Mayumi Tanaka
Kanna Kirishima (voice) / Theme Song Performance
Oji Hiroi
Writer
Kazue Ikura
Leni Milchstrasse (voice) / Theme Song Performance
Maya Okamoto
Orihime Soletta (voice) / Theme Song Performance
Wendee Lee
Writer
Akiko Kuno
Ratchet Altair (voice) / Theme Song Performance
Hiroyuki Nishimura
Writer
Akemi Okamura
Kasumi Fujii (voice)
Nobutoshi Terado
Writer
Masaru Ikeda
Ikki Yoneda (voice)
Akio Suyama
Ichiro Ogami (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Yuichi Kayama (voice)
Daisuke Gori
Yokihiko Ota (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Haruyoshi Tanuma (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Brent Furlong (voice)
Keiichi Nanba
Patrick Hamilton (voice)
Yusuke Takeda
Art Direction
Kazuchika Kise
Animation Director
Tokumitsu Kifune
3D Director
Masafumi Mima
Sound Director
Hiroshi Kato
Layout
Junichi Uematsu
Editor
Toshimichi Otsuki
Executive Producer
Yuka Hirama
Background Designer
Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Effects
Shunichiro Yoshihara
Background Designer
Nobuhisa Terado
Screenplay
Masahiro Murakami
Special Effects
Shin Matsuo
Key Animation
Kouhei Tanaka
Original Music Composer / Music Director / Conductor
Mitsuru Ishihara
Animation Director
Shinichi Yamaoka
Key Animation
Akira Takata
Key Animation
Yusuke Yoshigaki
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
Key Animation
Tomonori Kato
Background Designer
Koji Tanaka
Director of Photography
Yumi Kamakura
Production Assistant
Toshimitsu Kobayashi
Key Animation
Masaaki Endou
Key Animation
Masahiro Sekino
Key Animation
Eiji Ishimoto
Key Animation
Sushio
Animation Director
Hideki Takahashi
Key Animation
Ken Ootsuka
Key Animation
Tatsufumi Itoh
Key Animation
Youichi Watanabe
Background Designer
Hidenori Matsubara
Character Designer
Tetsuo Uchida
Producer
Takuji Yoshimoto
Key Animation
Kazuki Higashiji
Assistant Art Director
Akiharu Ishii
Animation Director / Key Animation
Hisashi Ezura
Compositing Artist
Takamasa Masuki
Background Designer
Takehiro Hamatsu
Key Animation
Yoshiyuki Ito
Key Animation
Kanami Sekiguchi
Key Animation
Kaori Higuchi
Key Animation
Kaori
Key Animation
Shigenobu Kaihoko
Compositing Artist
Taka Satou
Key Animation
Makoto Kogawa
Compositing Artist
Hiroshi Okubo
Animation Director
Hisashi Ishii
Key Animation
Akiko Asaki
Key Animation
Toshihiro Kikuchi
Key Animation
Takuya Saito
Animation Director
Izumi Hoki
Background Designer
Kouichi Hashimoto
Key Animation
Jun Okabe
Background Designer
Makiko Asano
Assistant Editor
Tomoyasu Nishimura
Production Assistant
Tomohiro Takayama
Key Animation
Juji Nakamura
Sound Mixer
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.