Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1

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{{{name}}} Directed by Shinji Higuchi Producer Yûji Ishida, Genki Kawamura Written by Yûsuke Watanabe, Tomohiro Machiyama, Hajime Isayama (Manga) Music by Shiro Sagisu Distributor Toho Company Ltd.JP, FUNimation EntertainmentUS Rating PG-12JP, UnratedUS Budget To be announced Box office ¥3,250,000,000 Running time 98 minutes (1 hour, 38 minutes)

Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 (進撃の巨人 ATTACK ON TITAN,   Shingeki no Kyojin ATTACK ON TITAN, lit. Advance of Giants ATTACK ON TITAN) is a live action 2015 Template:Daikaiju eiga co-produced by Kodansha, Licri, Nikkatsu Corporation, and Toho Company Ltd., based on the popular manga created by Hajime Isayama. It was filmed simultaneously with Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2, its sequel.

Description

Funimation's official DVD/Blu-ray synopsis:

"When the Titans first attacked, life for mankind was forever changed. Fearing the massive man-eating humanoids, survivors constructed three enormous walls for protection. From that point on, humanity lived safely behind the walls - for the time being.

A century later, life is peaceful. Eren and his friends live inside the walls, yearning to explore beyond the borders they've always known. But the opportunity comes sooner than expected when a Colossal Titan appears above the wall. With a single kick, the barricade is pierced, allowing a swarm of Titans to pour in and devour their newly-exposed prey. Witnessing the devastation, Eren and his friends vow to destroy the man-eating terrors.

The future looks bleak, but there's more to Eren than meets the eye: he may be humanity's last hope against extinction."

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

• Directed by   Shinji Higuchi
• Written by   Yûsuke Watanabe, Tomohiro Machiyama, Hajime Isayama
• Produced by   Yûji Ishida, Genki Kawamura
• Music by   Shiro Sagisu
• Cinematography by   Shôji Ehara
• Production design by   Takeshi Shimizu
• Special effects by   Yoshihiro Nishimura, Katsuro Onoue

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

• Haruma Miura   as   Eren
• Hiroki Hasegawa   as   Shikishima
• Kiko Mizuhara   as   Mikasa
• Kanata Hongô   as   Armin
• Takahiro Miura   as   Jean
• Nanami Sakuraba   as   Sasha
• Satoru Matsuo   as   Sannagi
• Shû Watanabe   as   Fukushi
• Ayame Misaki   as   Hiana
• Rina Takeda   as   Lil
• Satomi Ishihara   as   Hans
• Pierre Taki   as   Souda
• Jun Kunimura   as   Kubal

Appearances

Monsters Titans Alternate Titles Advance of Giants ATTACK ON TITAN (Literal Japanese Title) Attack on Titan (Alternate English Title) Theatrical Releases Japan - August 1, 2015 Philippines - August 12, 2015 Hong Kong, Singapore - August 13, 2015 Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand, Ukraine - August 27, 2015 United States - September 30, 2015 Foreign Releases On June 29, 2015, Funimation Entertainment, the same company that distributes the Attack on Titan anime in the United States, announced that it had acquired the American distribution rights for both live-action films from Toho. Funimation announced that the world premiere of Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 would be held on July 14 in Los Angeles, and that both parts of the film would be released in theaters across North, Central, and South America in the fall. FUNimation later confirmed that Part 1 would be released on September 30, while Part 2 would be released on October 20. Additionally, Madman, who has distributed many of the Godzilla films in Australia in the past, acquired the rights to release the films theatrically in Australia and New Zealand in August 2015. Miniseries To tie in with the films, Toho announced a three-part miniseries, Attack on Titan: Beacon for Counterattack, which aired on the Japanese channel dTV on August 15. The series focuses on the supporting characters of Hans, a scientist who is obsessed with studying the Titans; Sasha, a Survey Corps trainee who is skilled at archery; and Fukushi and Lil, rivals who become lovers. Attack on Titan: Beacon for Counterattack trailer Box Office Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 opened at number one at the Japanese box office, beating out Universal Pictures' Minions and earning ￥603,000,000 (approximately $4,860,000) over its opening weekend. Reception Reception to part 1 of the film has so far been mostly positive among the Japanese moviegoing public, however many fans of the anime and manga series have criticized the amount of liberties taken with the source material, most notably making the entire cast Japanese rather than mostly European as in the manga and anime, as well as removing many iconic characters such as Levi, and recasting Mikasa as Eren's girlfriend, rather than his adoptive sister. Videos Trailers Japanese Attack on Titan trailer Japanese Attack on Titan trailer Japanese Attack on Titan trailer Australian Attack on Titan trailer American Attack on Titan Parts 1 and 2 trailer Trivia The Colossal Titan, which in the manga and anime stands at approximately 60 meters tall, has its size doubled to 120 meters in this film. The special effects in this movie are accomplished through a combination of practical effects and traditional tokusatsu techniques and Template:CGI, a style Shinji Higuchi calls "hybrid." Higuchi employed similar techniques when working on the special effects for Gamera 2: Attack of Legion and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris. Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 and its sequel are the only known Toho Template:Kaiju films to receive an English-language novelization: Attack on Titan: End of the World by Touji Asakura Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 was the first new Toho kaiju film to receive a theatrical release in the United States since Godzilla 2000: Millennium in 2000. In Funimation's English dubs, every character who appears in both this film and the anime series has the same English voice actor, with Bryce Papenbrook as Eren, Trina Nishimura as Mikasa, Josh Grelle as Armin, Ashly Burch as Sasha, Mike McFarland as Jean, and Jessica Calvello as Hans/Hange. Tia Ballard (Lil), R. Bruce Elliot (Kubal), and David Wald (Souda) all portray characters similar to those they voice in the anime. References This is a list of references for Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]