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Sakura Wars: The Movie (2001) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 22, 2001

Original Title:
サクラ大戦 活動写真

Alternate Titles:
Sakura Taisen Katsudō Shashin
Sakura Taisen: Katsudou Shashin

Genres:
Action | Animation | Comedy | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
IMAGICA
KADOKAWA Shoten
Production I.G
Rentrak Japan
SEGA
Toei Animation

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG 

Runtime: 85

Overview from TheMovieDB

Following in the aftermath of a terrible Demon-Human war, turn of the century Japan is preparing a new fighting force in case the demons decide to return. A squadron of giant robots are built to be controlled by the spirit of the pilot, but it is discovered that the only people with sufficient spirit are young women. After recruiting a team of youths from around the world, the Japanese government decides to keep them a secret by disguising them as a theater troupe, thus requiring them to spend as much time memorizing Shakespeare as they do on military training.

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3D Director:
Tokumitsu Kifune

Animation Director:
Takuya Saito
Hiroshi Okubo
Kazuchika Kise
Mitsuru Ishihara
Sushio
Akiharu Ishii

Art Direction:
Yusuke Takeda

Assistant Art Director:
Kazuki Higashiji

Assistant Editor:
Makiko Asano

Background Designer:
Shunichiro Yoshihara
Tomonori Kato
Kotomi Yagi
Yuka Hirama
Takamasa Masuki
Jun Okabe
Youichi Watanabe
Keita Sakai
Mariko Shinohara
Izumi Hoki

Character Designer:
Hidenori Matsubara

Compositing Artist:
Hisashi Ezura
Akira Saitoh
Hiroyuki Nishimura
Shigenobu Kaihoko
Makoto Kogawa

Conductor:
Kohei Tanaka

Director:
Mitsuru Hongo

Director of Photography:
Koji Tanaka

Editor:
Junichi Uematsu

Executive Producer:
Toshimichi Otsuki

Key Animation:
Masaaki Endou
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
Ken Ootsuka
Yoshiyuki Ito
Kouichi Hashimoto
Takehiro Hamatsu
Yasutoshi Niwa
Kouji Shiyouki
Akira Takata
Shin Matsuo
Yusuke Yoshigaki
Masahiro Sekino
Tomohiro Takayama
Hisashi Ishii
Toshihiro Nakajima
Kaori
Akiko Asaki
Toshimitsu Kobayashi
Akiharu Ishii
Genichiro Kondo
Taka Satou
Yuu Kato
Shuuji Sakamoto
Eiji Ishimoto
Shinichi Yamaoka
Kaori Higuchi
Iku Ozawa
Takuji Yoshimoto
Norikatsu Nakano
Makoto Kohara
Toshihiro Kikuchi
Tatsufumi Itoh
Hideki Takahashi
Kanami Sekiguchi

Layout:
Hiroshi Kato

Music Director:
Kohei Tanaka

Original Music Composer:
Kohei Tanaka

Producer:
Tetsuo Uchida

Production Assistant:
Yumi Kamakura
Tomoyasu Nishimura

Screenplay:
Oji Hiroi
Nobuhisa Terado
Hiroyuki Nishimura
Mitsuru Hongo

Sound Director:
Masafumi Mima

Sound Effects:
Shizuo Kurahashi

Sound Mixer:
Juji Nakamura

Special Effects:
Masahiro Murakami

Storyboard Artist:
Hiroyuki Nishimura

Theme Song Performance:
Maya Okamoto
Kumiko Nishihara
Mayumi Tanaka
Urara Takano
Chisa Yokoyama
Kazue Ikura
Michie Tomizawa
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Akiko Kuno

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