Boruto: Naruto the Movie

***Boruto: Naruto the Movie*** is a Japanese animated martial arts fantasy movie. It was released on August 7, 2015 in Japan. It is based on the _Naruto_ manga and anime by Masashi Kishimoto. It was directed by Hiroyuki Yamashita and was the first time he had directed a movie.

It starred Yūko Sanpei, Kokoro Kikuchi, Junko Takeuchi, and Noriaki Sugiyama. More of the cast would be revealed later on. Amanda C. Miller, Cherami Leigh, and Robbie Daymond provided the English dubbed voices.

The events of the movie were used as the first story arc for the manga _Boruto_ which was released on 9 May 2016.

## Cast

|Character|Japanese|English|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Boruto Uzumaki|Yūko Sanpei|Amanda C. Miller|
|Naruto Uzumaki|Junko Takeuchi|Maile Flanagan|
|Sasuke Uchiha|Noriaki Sugiyama|Yuri Lowenthal|
|Momoshiki Otsutsuki|Daisuke Namikawa|Xander Mobus|
|Kinshiki Otsutsuki|Hiroki Yasumoto|Wally Wingert|
|Sarada Uchiha|Kokoro Kikuchi|Cherami Leigh|
|Mitsuki|Ryūichi Kijima|Robbie Daymond|
|Inojin Yamanaka|Atsushi Abe|Spike Spencer|
|Shikadai Nara|Kenshō Ono|Todd Haberkorn|
|Chocho Akimichi|Ryoko Shiraishi|Colleen Villard|
|Himawari Uzumaki|Saori Hayami|Melissa Fahn|
|Darui|Ryota Takeuchi|Ogie Banks|
|Gaara|Akira Ishida|Liam O'Brien|
|Chōjūrō|Kōki Miyata|Brian Beacock|
|Kurotsuchi|Hana Takeda|Laura Bailey|
|Hinata Uzumaki|Nana Mizuki|Stephanie Sheh|
|Sakura Uchiha|Chie Nakamura|Kate Higgins|
|Shikamaru Nara|Showtaro Morikubo|Tom Gibis|
|Konohamaru Sarutobi|Hidenori Takahashi|Max Mittelman|
|Tenten|Yukari Tamura|Danielle Judovits|
|Shino Aburame|Shinji Kawada|Derek Stephen Prince|
|Sai|Satoshi Hino|Ben Diskin|
|Ino Yamanaka|Ryōka Yuzuki|Colleen Villard|
|Rock Lee|Yoichi Masukawa|Brian Donovan|
|Killer Bee|Hisao Egawa|Catero Colbert|
|Yurui|Kengo Kawanishi|Bryce Papenbrook|
|Katasuke|Taira Kikumoto|Christopher Corey Smith|
|Kurama|Tesshō Genda|Paul St. Peter|

## Reception

The movie recieved positive reviews from critics. Anime News Network rated the movie a A− and said that it was a "step in the right direction". The fight scenes with Naruto and Sasuke were praised, with critics saying it was one of the best parts of the movie. However some did not like the villains and said that they were forgettable, as well as the movie not exploring the relationship between Boruto and his father Naruto deeply enough.

The movie was also very successful financially. It would become the highest-grossing opening for a _Naruto_ movie, earning ¥680.1 million yen in its opening day. It would end up earning ¥2.02 billion in 19 days of release.

## Other websites

- (in Japanese)

## Infobox (movie)

- **name**: Boruto: Naruto the Movie
- **image**: Boruto Naruto the Movie logo.png
- **director**: Hiroyuki Yamashita (Japan)
Stephen Anderson (English)
- **producer**: John Lasseter (English)
- **writer**: Bob Weinstein (English)
Harvey Weinstein (English)
- **screenplay**: Masashi Kishimoto
- **story**: Masashi Kishimoto
- **starring**: Yūko Sanpei
Kokoro Kikuchi
Junko Takeuchi
Noriaki Sugiyama
- **music**: Yasuharu Takanashi
Yaiba
- **studio**: Pierrot (company), Pierrot
The Weinstein Company
Miramax
Walt Disney Pictures
- **distributor**: Toho
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- **released**: August 7, 2015
- **runtime**: 96 mins.
- **country**: Japan
- **language**: English
Japanese