Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black

Name: Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black
Genre: Action, Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2008-12-13
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Kentaro Ito, Aya Hirano, Hiroshi Kamiya

2008·Movie·PG-13·94 min·★ 7.1(198)

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A strange disturbance in the World of the Living sends Ichigo and Kon to the Soul Society, where the Seireitei has been devastated by an explosion of reishi and Rukia is missing. Stranger still, none of the Soul Reapers remember Ichigo, and they think he’s the one responsible for the destruction. Now on the run, Ichigo is forced into a lonely battle in order to find Rukia and stop the real culprits!

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About Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black

Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black is a 2008 Japanese-language action, animation and fantasy film directed by Noriyuki Abe. The cast is led by Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Kentaro Ito. It has a runtime of 1h 34m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Hoopla, Pluto TV, Amasian TV.

Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black was produced by dentsu and Pierrot and made in Japan. It was released on December 13, 2008, and carries a PG-13 certification. At the box office it grossed around $6 million worldwide.

Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writers: Ookubo Masahiro, Natsuko Takahashi, Masahiro Okubo
Release date: December 13, 2008
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Box office: $6 million
Production: dentsu, Pierrot

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Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black cast & crew

Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black was directed by Noriyuki Abe and written by Ookubo Masahiro, Natsuko Takahashi, and Masahiro Okubo.

The cast features Masakazu Morita as Ichigo Kurosaki (voice), Fumiko Orikasa as Rukia Kuchiki (voice), Kentaro Ito as Renji Abarai (voice), Aya Hirano as Homura (voice), Hiroshi Kamiya as Shizuku (voice), and Mitsuaki Madono as Kon (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Shiro Sagisu and it was produced by Yoshishige Shimatani and Jamie Simone.

Is Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black worth watching?

Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 198 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed action films.

At 1h 34m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy action, animation, and fantasy, Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black is worth a place on your watchlist.

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