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.
Monster Strike The Movie | |
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Kanji | モンスターストライク THE MOVIE はじまりの場所へ |
Directed by | Shinpei Ezaki |
Screenplay by | Taku Kishimoto |
Story by | |
Based on | Monster Strike by Mixi and Yoshiki Okamoto |
Produced by | Nao Hirasawa |
Cinematography | Tatsuya Nomura |
Edited by | Mai Hasegawa |
Music by | Monaca |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures Japan |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | ¥740 million[2] ($6.8 million) |
It's a prequel story to the main events of the first season.
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).