U.S. Theatrical Release of ROAD TO NINJA - NARUTO THE MOVIE in August
The World`s Most Popular Ninja Returns In His Newest Action-Packed Feature Film Adventure Source: Eleven Arts Entertainment, VIZ Media, MediaLab Official Movie Site: naruto-movie.com (Japan), elevenarts.net/naruto-roadtoninja (US) Special Thanks to Erika T. Wright, Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, partners with Los Angeles-based film distribution company ELEVEN ARTS to invite anime fans across the U.S. to attend a special English dubbed theatrical premiere of ROAD TO NINJA - NARUTO THE MOVIE (??? NARUTO -???- ???????????, Gekijooban Naruto: Roodo tu Ninja, 2012) in a host of major cites starting on Friday, August 29th. The new film, which is the sixth in the massively popular NARURTO SHIPPUDEN feature film series, will premiere in more than 45 cities throughout the U.S. including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Seattle and other major locations. Tickets will go on sale starting Friday, July 11th. Additional ticket information and a complete list of theatre locations are available at elevenarts.net/naruto-roadtoninja. In the latest NARUTO SHIPPUDEN feature film, long ago, a mysterious masked shinobi unleashed the Nine-Tailed Fox onto the Village Hidden in the Leaves to spread chaos and destruction. But the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and his wife Kushina Uzumaki sealed the Tailed Beast into their newborn son, Naruto, to save the village, foiling the shinobi`s plan. Years later, Naruto and his friends succeed in driving away the infamous Akatsuki, who have mysteriously returned from the dead. Upon returning to the village, the young shinobi are praised by their families for completing a dangerous mission. Reminded of how alone he is, Naruto begins to wonder what it`s like to have parents, when a strange masked figure appears before him - the same masked shinobi responsible for the death of his parents! "ROAD TO NINJA - NARUTO THE MOVIE dives into the past and takes viewers on a fateful adventure depicting how Naruto and Sakura prevent one of their mortal enemies from stealing the Nine-tailed Fox Demon sealed inside the young ninja and fans will not want to miss this special opportunity to catch all the action in this special multi-city theatrical premiere," says Charlene Ingram, VIZ Media Senior Marketing Manager, Animation. In the NARUTO manga and animated series, Naruto Uzumaki wants to be the best ninja in the land. He`s done well so far, but Naruto knows he must train harder than ever and leaves his village for intense exercises that will push him to his limits. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN begins two and a half years later, when Naruto returns to find that everyone has been promoted up the ninja ranks -- except him. Sakura`s a medic ninja, Gaara`s advanced to Kazekage, and Kakashi... well he remains the same. But pride isn`t necessarily becoming of a ninja, especially when Naruto realizes that Sasuke never returned from his search for Orochimaru. Plus, the mysterious Akatsuki organization is still an ever-present danger. As Naruto finds out more about the Akatsuki`s goals, he realizes that nothing in his universe is as it seems. Naruto is finding that he`s older, but will he also prove wiser and stronger? Additional information on NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN is available at Naruto.com. For more information on manga titles available from VIZ Media, please visit VIZ.com.
Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2002 MASASHI KISHIMOTO / 2007 SHIPPUDEN ©NMP 2012
Image courtesy of ELEVEN ARTS. © 2002 MASASHI KISHIMOTO / 2007 SHIPPUDEN ©NMP 2012