The main site for Gekijō-restriction Nintama Rantaro Dokutake Ninja-tai Saikyō no Gunshi (Nintama Rantaro the Movie: The Dokutake Ninja Team's Strongest Strategist), the very first anime movie in the Nintama Rantaro anime franchise in 13 years, validated returning cast members for 5th graders at Ninjutsu Academy and exposed character visuals on Friday:
Toshimitsu Oda as Heisuke Kukuchi
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Shigeru Shibuya as Kanemon Ohana
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Jun-ichi Kanemaru as Raizo Fuwa[.
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Takumi Yamazaki as Saburō Hachiya
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Ryūichi Azuma as Hachizaemon Takeya
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The movie will open in Japan on December 20.
The motion picture is based upon Kazuhisa Sakaguchi's 2013 book of the very same name, which fixates Rantaro's instructor Hansuke Doi losing a fight versus Sonnamon and Zatto Konnamon ending up being an instructor at Ninjutsu Academy.
The returning cast consists of Minami Takayama as Rantarō, Mayumi Tanaka as Kirimaru, Teiyū Ichiryūsai as Shinbei Fukutomi, and Toshihiko Seki as Hansuke Doi. In addition, Naniwa Danshi members Ryūsei Ōnishi and Jōichirō Fujiwara will appear in the movie as guest voice stars.
Masaya Fujimori (Doraemon films)is returning from the previous movie to direct the brand-new one at Ajia-do, the exact same animation studio for the tv series. Initial unique author Sakaguchi is composing the movie script.
Naniwa Danshi will carry out the movie's signature tune, and will likewise carry out the veteran Nintama Rantaro anime series signature tune” Yūki 100 %”(Courage 100% ), which will be utilized in the film. Goro Matsui composed the lyrics and Kōji Makaino made up the music for Naniwa Danshi's brand-new tune, which is particularly produced for the movie. Matsui and Makaino likewise composed the lyrics and made up the “Yūki 100 %”signature tune.
The franchise's previous movie Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan opened in March 2011.
The 31st series in the Nintama Rantaro anime franchise debuted in April 2023. The 32nd series premiered in April 2024.
Soubee Amako's initial Rakudai Ninja Rantarō ninja gag manga centers around Rantarō, a ninja apprentice at an elite ninjutsu academy in historic Japan. As primary trainees, Rantarō and his ninja-in-training pals are called”Nintama”a contraction of the words”ninja”and “tamago”( “egg”).
The manga influenced the Nintama Rantaro tv anime in 1993, and the NHK-E channel is still airing the 10-minute anime every weekday. The manga likewise influenced 2 anime movies and 2 live-action movies. Takashi Miike directed the very first live-action movie.
