| The Last: Naruto the Movie | |
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| Directed by | Tsuneo Kobayashi |
| Screenplay by | Maruo Kyozuka |
| Story by | Masashi Kishimoto Maruo Kyozuka |
| Based on | Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto |
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| Cinematography | Atsuho Matsumoto |
| Edited by | Seiji Morita |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥120 million[1] |
| Box office | ¥2.0 billion (US$19.84 million) |
The Last: Naruto the Movie is a 2014 Japanese animated action-romance film produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi. It is the tenth film based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga and anime Naruto. It stars Junko Takeuchi, Nana Mizuki, Chie Nakamura, Showtaro Morikubo, Satoshi Hino, Kazuhiko Inoue and Noriaki Sugiyama. Set before the finale of Naruto, the film focuses on Naruto Uzumaki's ninja team as they go on a mission to stop the moon from falling, and rescue Hanabi Hyuga — Hinata Hyuga's sister — from Toneri Otsutsuki, a man who wishes to marry Hinata and punish mankind for weaponising chakra.
The film premiered on 6 December 2014. Kishimoto created new designs for the characters, since they are now young adults rather than teenagers as depicted in Naruto: Shippuden. Kishimoto and the writers focused on the romantic relationship between the main characters; although Kishimoto was uncomfortable depicting romantic scenes, he enjoyed seeing the output. The film's theme song is Sukima Switch's "Hoshi no Utsuwa".
The Last had been the franchise's highest-grossing film before it was surpassed by its sequel, Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015). The film was also a critical success, with a number of writers praising its story, for its focus on Naruto and Hinata's relationship, animation and superbly-animated action sequences. However, its lack of an appealing antagonist was criticised. The film's Japanese home-media release was one of the year's best sellers.
It is notably the only film in the franchise that is considered canonical with the events of the main series prior to the start of Boruto.
- ^ "The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014) - IMDb". IMDb. Col Needham. Retrieved 16 October 2022.