Attack on Titan (film)

Attack on Titan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShinji Higuchi
Screenplay by
  • Yūsuke Watanabe
  • Tomohiro Machiyama[1]
Based onAttack on Titan
by Hajime Isayama
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyShoji Ehara[1]
Edited byYusuke Ishida
Music byShirō Sagisu[1]
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release dates
Part I

Part II
  • 19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) (Japan)
Running time
98 minutes (Part I)[3]
87 minutes (Part II)[4]
CountryJapan[1]
LanguageJapanese
Box officeUS$46 million[a]

Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人, Shingeki no Kyojin) is a 2015 Japanese post-apocalyptic action film based on the manga of the same name created by Hajime Isayama. The film is directed by Shinji Higuchi, written by Yūsuke Watanabe and Tomohiro Machiyama and stars Haruma Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongō, Takahiro Miura, Nanami Sakuraba, Satoru Matsuo, Shu Watanabe, Ayame Misaki, Rina Takeda, Satomi Ishihara, Pierre Taki and Jun Kunimura.

In the film, Eren Jaeger and his childhood friends Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Arlert join the Survey Corps, a military corporation to fight gigantic humanoids called the Titans after their hometown is attacked by a Colossal Titan. The film is split into two parts, with the first part released in Japan on 1 August 2015 and the second part (subtitled End of the World) released on 19 September that year.

The film received mixed to somewhat negative reviews from critics, who praised the Titans designs and the B-movie style, but criticized the script and deviations from the source material.

  1. ^ a b c d Elley, Derek (19 August 2015). "Attack on Titan". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ Chen, Piera (20 August 2015). "'Attack on Titan' ('Shingeki no Kyojin'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. ^ "ATTACK ON TITAN THE MOVIE: PART 1 (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ^ "ATTACK ON TITAN THE MOVIE: PART 2 (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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  6. ^ "Attack on Titan: Part 1". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Attack on Titan: Part 2". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 July 2016.


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