Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

Overview

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow - 劇場版ＮＡＲＵＴＯ（ナルト） 大活劇！雪姫忍法帖だってばよ!! (Naruto: Daikatsugeki! Yukihime Ninpocho Dattebayo!!)

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow movie is the first film of the Naruto series that is the creation of Masashi Kishimoto. It's directed by Hayato Date and Tensai Okamura , and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa. Music was composed by Musashi Project and Toshio Masuda. The Studio Pierrot company produced the movie and distributed by TOHO. It's also the only movie that features Sasuke Uchiha as a member of Team 7. All following films were set in the time line of after Sasuke's defection to Orochimaru.

The original Japanese release is scheduled for August 21, 2004. The film has a budget of ¥2.2 Billion ($27 Million). When the movie was released in Japanese theaters it began with the OVA special, Naruto: Konoha Annual Sports Festival. The film had a gross profit of ¥3.4 Billion ($42 Million). The English dub cast was produced by VIZ Media, and produced by Jamie Simone. The ADR direction was done by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. The English version had a one day theatrical release on June 6, 2007, but in place of the anime OVA was a short featurette entitled "World of Naruto". This was a behind the scenes look of the dubs production with interviews with the cast. It's premiered for TV was aired on Cartoon Network on September 8, 2007.

A full-color graphic novel of the movie was produced by using select stills from the film and was released on September 11, 2007.

DVD Release

The English DVD release was in September 4, 2007. A three-disc Deluxe Edition of the film was released November 13, 2007. It included the original 10 minute OVA that was originally shown with the Japanese release of the film, the complete soundtrack to the movie, documentaries of the American voice recording of the movie, and movie art postcards.

Theme Songs

"Home Sweet Home" by Yuki

"Never Give Up" by Jeremy Sweet [English Version]

Plot

" Naruto and his team are sent on a mission to guard Yukie Fujikaze, a popular actress starring in the hit movie "The Adventure of Princess Gale". The crew is heading toward the Land of Snow, a land forever covered in snow, to shoot the final scenes of the film. When Yukie refuses to go and escapes from the set, she is brought back by force by Naruto and his teammates. But little do they know there are three rogue Snow Ninja lying in wait a sinister purpose that forces Yukie to make a crucial decision and face her hidden past. "

Points of Interest

• The ninja of the Snow Village in this movie use Ice Style jutsu. By the rules of chakra explained later in the series, Ice Style jutsu are technically impossible. They are a combination of Wind and Water based jutsu to then create Ice. This is the Kekkei Genkai of Haku.
• The Hidden Leaf Village and much of it's inhabitants only appear in this movie in a flashback of Naruto's memories and have no spoken lines.

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