| High Speed! Free! Starting Days | |
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| Directed by | Yasuhiro Takemoto[1] |
| Written by | Masahiro Yokotani[2] Maiko Nishioka[2] |
| Based on | High Speed! by Koji Oji |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kazuya Takao[2] |
| Music by | Tatsuya Kato[2] |
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| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥691 million[3] |
High Speed! Free! Starting Days (映画 ハイ☆スピード！-Free! Starting Days-, Eiga Hai Supīdo! Free! Starting Days) is a 2015 Japanese animated film produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The plot is loosely based on the second volume of the High Speed! light novels by Koji Oji, the series that inspired the Free! animated series. The film centers on Haruka Nanase as a junior high student, where he and his friends learn the meaning of teamwork as they join the swim team.
High Speed! Free! Starting Days was released nationwide in Japanese theaters on December 5, 2015, to moderate success, ranking #5 on its opening weekend and being nominated for Best Picture in the Newtype Anime Awards. Funimation has licensed the film for North American release in 2018 along with Free! Timeless Medley and Free! Take Your Marks.
- ^ Nelkin, Sarah (April 24, 2015). "High Speed! -Free! Starting Days- Film's Staff Unveiled". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 19, 2015). "High Speed! Free Starting Days Film Unveils Story Intro, More of Cast & Staff, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "キネマ旬報 2017年3月下旬". Kinema Junpo (in Japanese). No. 1740. Japan: Kinema-Junposha.Co.Ltd. March 4, 2017. p. 42. Retrieved August 5, 2018.