Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie

Name: Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Action
Released: 2012-07-28
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Emi Shinohara, Kazuhiko Inoue

2012·Movie·PG-13·109 min·★ 7.4(1,243)

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Sixteen years ago, a mysterious masked ninja unleashes a powerful creature known as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox on the Hidden Leaf Village Konoha, killing many people. In response, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and his wife Kushina Uzumaki, the Demon Fox's living prison or Jinchūriki, manage to seal the creature inside their newborn son Naruto Uzumaki. With the Tailed Beast sealed, things continued as normal. However, in the present day, peace ended when a group of ninja called the Akatsuki attack Konoha under the guidance of Tobi, the mysterious masked man behind Fox's rampage years ago who intends on executing his plan to rule the world by shrouding it in illusions.

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About Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie

Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie is a 2012 Japanese-language animation, fantasy and action film directed by Hayato Date. The cast is led by Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Toshiyuki Morikawa. It has a runtime of 1h 49m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 1200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.

Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie was produced by dentsu, Aniplex, and Shueisha and made in Japan. It was released on July 28, 2012, and carries a PG-13 certification. At the box office it grossed around $18 million worldwide.

Director: Hayato Date
Writers: Masashi Kishimoto, Yuka Miyata
Release date: July 28, 2012
OTT release: September 1, 2019
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Box office: $18 million
Production: dentsu, Aniplex, Shueisha

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Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie cast & crew

Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie was directed by Hayato Date and written by Masashi Kishimoto and Yuka Miyata.

The cast features Junko Takeuchi as Naruto Uzumaki (voice), Chie Nakamura as Sakura Haruno (voice), Toshiyuki Morikawa as Minato Namikaze (voice), Emi Shinohara as Kushina Uzumaki (voice), Kazuhiko Inoue as Kakashi Hatake (voice), and Naoya Uchida as Masked Man (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Yasuharu Takanashi, cinematography is by Atsuho Matsumoto, and it was produced by Makoto Shiraishi and Naoji Hounokidani.

Is Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie worth watching?

Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 1,243 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed animation films.

At 1h 49m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy animation, fantasy, and action, Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie

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It first became available to stream digitally on September 1, 2019.

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