Animal Crossing: The Movie

Name: Animal Crossing: The Movie
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Released: 2006-12-16
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Yui Horie, Misato Fukuen, Fumiko Orikasa, Yu Kobayashi, Takatoshi Kaneko

2006·Movie·87 min·★ 6.8(67)

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“Do you want to live in Animal Crossing?”

Ai, a self-reliant girl who moves to Animal Village and works at Nook's Cranny, gradually becomes part of the community with guidance from its residents and embarks on a quest to plant pine trees for a Winter Festival miracle after finding a message in a bottle.

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About Animal Crossing: The Movie

Animal Crossing: The Movie is a 2006 Japanese-language animation, drama and family film directed by Joji Shimura. The cast is led by Yui Horie, Misato Fukuen, Fumiko Orikasa. It has a runtime of 1h 27m. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 100 ratings.

Animal Crossing: The Movie was produced by TOHO, VAP, and Nintendo and made in Japan. It was released on December 16, 2006. At the box office it grossed around $16 million worldwide.

Director: Joji Shimura
Writers: Aya Matsui
Release date: December 16, 2006
Original language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Box office: $16 million
Production: TOHO, VAP, Nintendo

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Animal Crossing: The Movie cast & crew

Animal Crossing: The Movie was directed by Joji Shimura and written by Aya Matsui.

The cast features Yui Horie as Ai (voice), Misato Fukuen as Buke (voice), Fumiko Orikasa as Sari (voice), Yu Kobayashi as Yuu (voice), Takatoshi Kaneko as Alberto (voice), and Masaki Terasoma as Apollo (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Kazumi Totaka, cinematography is by Yasushi Yamakoshi, and it was produced by Makoto Ōmura and Sai Haraguchi.

Is Animal Crossing: The Movie worth watching?

Animal Crossing: The Movie holds an audience score of 6.8/10 from 67 ratings, a solidly received animation films.

At 1h 27m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy animation, drama, and family, Animal Crossing: The Movie is worth a place on your watchlist.

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