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The Last: Naruto the Movie
Theatrical release poster. Left caption reads, "The last episode; a first love".[Jp. 1]
Directed byTsuneo Kobayashi
Written byKyozuka Maruo
Starring
Music byYasuharu Takanashi
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • December 6, 2014 (2014-12-06)
Running time
112 mins
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥1.94 billion (Japan) (US$16.5 million)

The Last: Naruto the Movie is the tenth overall Naruto film and the seventh Naruto Shippūden film, made to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the franchise. This is also the first entry in the Start of a New Era Project[Jp. 2], and the first film to be an official part of the canon Naruto storyline and is set between the last two chapters of the original manga series. The new movie is also featuring the next generation of characters, that have yet to be trained.

It premiered in theaters on December 6, 2014.[1][2] The Last became the highest-grossing feature film in the franchise, earning ¥1.94 billion (US$16.5 million).[3]

Plot

Two years after the events of the Fourth Shinobi World War and Kakashi became the Sixth Hokage, the moon that Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki created long ago to seal away Ten-Tail's body begins to descend towards the Earth. With the moon now a meteor that would destroy everything on impact. The crisis is caused by Toneri Ōtsutsuki, a descendant of Hamura Ōtsutsuki through the Branch House, dedicated to fulfill his ancestor's legacy that mankind must be punished for using chakra as weapon hostilities over an millennia.

During the Rinne Festival, Hinata Hyuga hopes to give Naruto a personal gift of love - a red scarf - she knitted herself in remembrance of one Naruto used to wear back in the Academy, and Sakura offers to help. However, she is unable to because Naruto is receiving various gifts, including another scarf, for his hero reputation. Toneri infiltrates Konoha then kidnaps Hanabi Hyuga after failing to seize Hinata, and the scarf she made got torn. Deployed for a mission, Naruto, Hinata, Sakura, Sai, and Shikamaru go to rescue Hanabi. Shikamaru is also given a special clock from Kakashi that apparently serves as a countdown to the moon fall. On the journey through the abandoned Shinobi village of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, Naruto gradually began to realize the concept of love from experiencing Hinata's memories. At some point, Toneri transferred Hanabi's eyes into himself to awaken the Tenseigan that was sealed by his ancestors over the last millennium. He also succeeds in proposing to Hinata to marry him; she "accepts" his offer, which causes Naruto to fall into deep depression after being thoroughly beaten by Toneri. At the same time, the hidden villages defend themselves against the crashing meteorites breaking off from the moon as they evacuate civilians all over from Toneri's genocidal assault. In Naruto's absence, Sasuke returns to protect Konoha.

After a three-day recovery process, Naruto wakes up and sees Sakura severely weakened due to saving his life, and helps him realize that Hinata truly loves him. With new-found strength, Naruto leads the charge into Toneri's moon base. Meanwhile, in Toneri's palace, Toneri asks Hinata knit a red scarf for him. But in reality, Hinata only accepted Toneri's proposal as she was contained by the spirit of Hamura to aid him as the "Byakugan Princess" to destroy the Tenseigan altar as Toneri had misinterpreted Hamura's intentions. But Toneri realized the deception and brainwashes Hinata while destroying the scarf she had originally made for Naruto. Naruto's team finally catches up and a massive attack on Toneri's palace begins. The team splits, with Naruto rescuing Hinata from the ceremony, while the others save Hanabi. However, Toneri's Tenseigan chakra cloak grants him the power to slice the moon in half, placing Hinata in a giant bird cage. Naruto enters Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and a huge duel ensues. Near the end, Naruto grasps the last remaining shred of the scarf and channels his chakra and delivers a strong punch enough to depower Toneri and pin him against a wall. Eventually, Naruto defeats Toneri, stops the moon from falling. Toneri, learning the error of his ways, returns Hanabi's eyes to her while he remains on the moon as it returns to the orbit. Naruto relieves Hinata that the scarf he had earlier was his late mother's, then he confesses his love for Hinata and the two kiss.

During the end credits, scenes show Naruto and Hinata's wedding, attended by their friends and family. In a post-credits scene, set during the time of the series' epilogue, the couple play with their children: Boruto and Himawari.

Voice cast

Character Japanese voice English voice
Naruto Uzumaki Junko Takeuchi Maile Flanagan
Hinata Hyuga Nana Mizuki Stephanie Sheh
Toneri Ōtsutsuki Jun Fukuyama TBA
Sakura Haruno Chie Nakamura Kate Higgins
Sai Satoshi Hino Ben Diskin
Shikamaru Nara Showtaro Morikubo Tom Gibis
Kakashi Hatake Kazuhiko Inoue Dave Wittenberg
Sasuke Uchiha Noriaki Sugiyama Yuri Lowenthal
Gaara Akira Ishida Liam O'Brien
Tsunade Masako Katsuki Debi Mae West
Rock Lee Youichi Masukawa Brian Donovan
Choji Akimichi Kentarō Itō Robbie Rist
Ino Yamanaka Ryōka Yuzuki Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Hanabi Hyuga Kiyomi Asai Stephanie Sheh
Fourth Raikage, A Hideaki Tezuka Beau Billingslea
Killer Bee Hisao Egawa Catero Colbert
Onoki Tomomichi Nishimura Steven Blum
Mei Terumi Yurika Hino Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Iruka Umino Toshihiko Seki Quinton Flynn
Konohamaru Sarutobi Ikue Ōtani Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Hiashi Hyuga Eizō Tsuda John DeMita
Kurama Tesshō Genda Paul St. Peter
Boruto Uzumaki Kokoro Kikuchi TBA
Himawari Uzumaki Yūki Kuwahara TBA

Production

The film is directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi[4] while manga author Masashi Kishimoto is providing the story concept, character designs, and exercising complete editorial supervision.[5] The film was first announced at Jump Festa 2012.[6][7] It was premiered on December 6, 2014, which made it the first movie in the franchise to be released two years after the previous film.[5] Its first teaser was revealed on July 31, 2014.[8]

The film was heavily promoted in the lead up to the Naruto manga finale in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, with new concept designs and information revealed on a weekly basis.[9][10] A new character voiced by Jun Fukuyama made an appearance in the movie. Fukuyama also asked fans to enjoy the film once it is released.[11] A limited edition official movie data book was distributed with the movie, and was to contain a one-shot movie tie-in chapter by Kishimoto. Maruo Kyōzuka wrote a novelization published by Shueisha on December 8, 2014.[12]

The male duo Sukima Switch is performing the film's theme, "Hoshi no Utsuwa" ("Star Vessel"); producer Takuyuki Hirobe had asked the duo to make a song that invokes a gentle yet powerful outlook of the world in the making of the movie.[1] The single is set to be released on December 3, 2014.[13][needs update] A character CD song for Hinata Hyuga has also been announced as "Fuyu no Owari ni" ("At the End of Winter") by Nana Mizuki.[14]

Box office

During its first weekend, The Last earned ¥515 million (US$4.35 million).[15] The film has grossed ¥1.29 billion after three weekends.[16] And by the end of December 2014, it had earned about ¥1.75 billion (US$14.76 million) and became the top-grossing feature film in the franchise.[3]

Sequel

See also: Boruto: Naruto the Movie

After the post-credits scene of The Last, it has shown a teaser trailer for a movie based on Naruto and Hinata's son Boruto set for an August 2015 release.[17] Masashi Kishimoto is confirmed to be involved as a supervising executive producer, co-writer and character designer, conceiving the story about the next generation. The sequel is tied into the New Era Project.

References

Japanese text
  1. ^ 最後の物語は、はじめての愛。, Saigo no monogatari wa, hajimete no ai.
  2. ^ 新時代開幕プロジェクト, Shinjidai Kaimaku Purojekuto
Specific
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  2. ^ "THE LAST -NARUTO THE MOVIE-(2014)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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  6. ^ "New Naruto Movie Set for 2014". Shinigami List. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  7. ^ "New Naruto Movie for 2014". Film Watch. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  8. ^ "The Last Naruto Anime Film Teased". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Naruto Creator Makes New Character for The Last -Naruto the Movie-". Anime News Network. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  10. ^ "The Last -Naruto the Movie-'s Sasuke, Kakashi Character Sketches Unveiled". Anime News Network. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  11. ^ "The Last -Naruto the Movie- Casts Jun Fukuyama as New Character". Anime News Network. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  12. ^ "The Last -Naruto the Movie- to Get Novelization". Anime News Network. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Theme Song". Naruto Movie. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  14. ^ "The Last -Naruto the Movie-'s Hinata, Hanabi Character Sketches Unveiled". Anime News Network. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  15. ^ Kevin Ma (10 December 2014). "Naruto overtakes Parasyte at Japan box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  16. ^ Kevin Ma (24 December 2014). "Yo-kai Watch breaks Toho record in Japan". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Boruto -Naruto the Movie- Site Opens With Manga Excerpt". Anime News Network. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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