Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1
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Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 (進撃の巨人 ATTACK ON TITAN is a live action Shingeki no Kyojin Atakku on Taitan, lit. Advance of Giants ATTACK ON TITAN)2015 tokusatsu kaiju film co-produced by Kodansha, Licri, Nikkatsu Corporation, and Toho, 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
MonstersAlternate Titles
Theatrical Releases
Foreign ReleasesOn 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.[2] 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.[3] MiniseriesTo 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.
Box OfficeAttack 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.[4] ReceptionReception 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. VideosTrailers
Video ReleasesFunimation Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD (2016)
Trivia
ReferencesThis 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]
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