23 Mar, 2007
Viz Announces Theatrical Debut of Naruto Movie
By: Jon Haehnle
This June, Viz Media will bring one of its most popular properties to North American screens when it premieres its feature-length film, Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow, increasing demand for related products available from Diamond!
The film will make its debut through National CineMedia’s Fathom in a one-night exclusive limited engagement premiere in major-market cities across the country on June 6, including New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Atlanta and others. For more information on tickets and participating theaters, direct your Internet browser to www.FathomEvents.com.
Wildly popular in the U.S. and abroad, Naruto tells the tale of a young, hyperactive ninja in training. Originally published in Shonen Jump, Naruto made the move to its own title and was later adapted to anime. Making its American debut on Cartoon Network in the fall of 2005, it wowed fans of shows like Dragon Ball and One Piece, and Naruto remains one of the channel’s most-watched programs.
The new film, which spins out of the animated TV series’ continuity, finds Naruto and his team on a mission to guard the popular actress Yukie Fujikaze as she enters the Land of Snow to shoot the final scenes of her current film, The Adventures of Princess Gale. When Yukie escapes from the set, she is brought back by Naruto’s team, but little do they know that three rogue Snow Ninja lie in wait with a nefarious agenda that will cause Yukie to face her hidden past!
