The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)

Original title

THE LAST -NARUTO THE MOVIE-

Directed by

Tsuneo Kobayashi

Genre

action film, adventure film, romance film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2,402 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Naruto and his ninja team, now young adults, go on a mission to stop the moon from falling and rescue Hinata's sister from a man who wants to marry Hinata and punish humanity. The story focuses on the romance between Naruto and Hinata.

romanticaction-packedmelancholicnostalgicbittersweetepicfast-pacedvisually lush

What happens

The Last: Naruto the Movie is a 2014 Japanese animated martial arts romantic fantasy action-adventure film produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi. It is the tenth film based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga and anime Naruto. It stars Junko Takeuchi, Nana Mizuki, Chie Nakamura, Showtaro Morikubo, Satoshi Hino, Kazuhiko Inoue and Noriaki Sugiyama. Set after the episode 493 of the Naruto Shippuden anime series, the film focuses on the now adults Naruto Uzumaki's ninja team as they go on a mission to stop the moon from falling, and rescue Hanabi Hyuga — Hinata Hyuga's sister — from Toneri Otsutsuki, a man who wishes to marry Hinata and punish mankind for weaponising chakra. The film premiered on 6 December 2014. Kishimoto created new designs for the characters, since they are now young adults rather than teenagers as depicted in Naruto: Shippuden. Kishimoto and the writers focused on the romantic relationship between the main characters; although Kishimoto was uncomfortable depicting romantic scenes, he enjoyed seeing the output. The film's theme song is Sukima Switch's "Hoshi no Utsuwa". The Last had been the franchise's highest-grossing film before it was surpassed by its sequel, Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015). The film was also a critical success, with a number of writers praising its story, for its focus on Naruto and Hinata's relationship, animation and superbly-animated action sequences. However, its lack of an appealing antagonist was criticised. The film's Japanese home-media release was one of the year's best sellers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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