| Yu-Gi-Oh! | |
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| Kanji | 遊☆戯☆王 |
| Revised Hepburn | Yū☆Gi☆Ō |
| Directed by | Junji Shimizu |
| Screenplay by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
| Based on | Yu-Gi-Oh! by Kazuki Takahashi |
| Starring | see below |
| Cinematography | Junichi Takeda |
| Edited by | Shigeru Nishiyama |
| Music by | BMF |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toei Company, Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 30 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥650 million |
Yu-Gi-Oh! (Japanese: 遊☆戯☆王, Hepburn: Yū☆Gi☆Ō) is a 1999 Japanese animated fantasy adventure short film based on a manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. The short film is directed by Junji Shimizu, written by Yasuko Kobayashi, and produced by Toei Animation. The short film was released in Japan on March 6, 1999, as part of Toei Animation Spring 1999 Animation Fair, featuring alongside Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Burn and Digimon Adventure.[2]
Taking place in the same continuity of the first anime series, the short revolves around a boy named Shōgo Aoyama, who is targeted by Seto Kaiba after obtaining a powerful rare card; the legendary Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
- ^ "遊☆戯☆王" ["Yu-Gi-Oh!"]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Animation Festivals". Kids Web Japan. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved July 28, 2021.