Anime Feature Film from the Producers of NARUTO Now on Sale Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Official Movie Site: onigamiden.jp (Japan)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released the anime film LEGEND OF THE MILLENNIUM DRAGON (???, Onigamiden, 2011) as a 2-Disc Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack. Based on the 2004 novel by author Takafumi Takada, the movie was produced by Studio Pierrot (BLEACH, NARUTO) and TV Tokyo. The creative team includes director/writer Hirotsugu Kawasaki (SPRIGGAN, NARUTO THE MOVIE: LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL), screenwriter Naruhisa Arakawa (SPICE AND WOLF, DRAGON BALL Z), and voice actors Kensho Ono (the Japanese voice of Harry Potter), Satomi Ishihara (CINNAMON THE MOVIE), and Shidou Nakamura (DEATH NOTE). Sony`s publicity materials describe LEGEND OF THE MILLENNIUM DRAGON as "A spectacular journey of an unwilling young hero thrust into a mysterious past full of monsters, dragons, and strange hidden powers. Through a series of out of this world battles and adventures, Jun, a shy middle school boy, is transformed into a hero destined to battle evil and ensure harmony and tranquility in the world." The Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack was released October 4th. The movie is also available for download from iTunes and Amazon Instant Video. LEGEND OF THE MILLENNIUM DRAGON Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack Street Date: Oct 4, 2011 SRP: $45.99 Discs: 2 Run Time: 98 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Anamorphic Languages Japanese 5.1, English 5.1, German 5.1, French 5.1, Spanish (Castilian) 5.1, Spanish (Latin America) 5.1, Italian 5.1, Portuguese (Brazil) 5.1, Thai 5.1 Subtitles: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin Simplified), Chinese (Mandarin Traditional), Danish, English (UK), English (US), Finnish, French (Parisian), German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin Am), Swedish, Thai, Turkish Special Features: Concept Art Gallery
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