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.

References

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