| Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale | |||||
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| Kanji | 劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール- | ||||
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| Directed by | Tomohiko Itō | ||||
| Screenplay by | Reki Kawahara Tomohiko Itō | ||||
| Based on | Sword Art Online by Reki Kawahara | ||||
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| Cinematography | Kentarō Waki | ||||
| Edited by | Shigeru Nishiyama | ||||
| Music by | Yuki Kajiura | ||||
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| Distributed by | Aniplex | ||||
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Running time | 120 minutes[1][2] | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Box office | ¥4.3 billion ($38.3 million)[3] | ||||
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (Japanese: 劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール-, Hepburn: Gekijō-ban Sōdo Āto Onrain -Ōdinaru Sukēru-) is a 2017 Japanese animated science fiction action adventure film based on the Sword Art Online light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The film is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomohiko Itō, and is an official part of the Sword Art Online storyline, featuring an original story by Kawahara, character designs by Shingo Adachi and music by Yuki Kajiura. It was released in Japan, Southeast Asia, and Germany on February 18, 2017,[4] in Mexico on March 4, 2017, and in the United States on March 9, 2017,[5] as it premiered in Hollywood on March 1, 2017.[6] The events of the film take place between the second and third seasons of the Sword Art Online anime series.
- ^ 劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン ―オーディナル･スケール― (2017). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ "Sword Art Online - Ordinal Scale". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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- ^ "Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale Film Opens in U.S. on March 9". Anime News Network. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale Film Gets N. American Premiere in Hollywood on March 1 Before Wider Screenings". Anime News Network. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2020.