| Crayon Shin-Chan The Movie: Crash! Graffiti Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes | |||||
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| Kanji | クレヨンしんちゃん 激突! ラクガキングダムとほぼ四人の勇者 | ||||
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| Directed by | Takahiko Kyogoku | ||||
| Based on | Crayon Shin-chan by Yoshito Usui | ||||
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| Music by | Toshiyuki Arakawa | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 103 min | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Box office | $11 million [1] | ||||
Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Graffiti Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes is a 2020 Japanese anime film produced by Shin-Ei Animation. It is the 28th film of the popular comedy manga and anime series Crayon Shin-chan.[2][3] The film was originally scheduled for release to theaters on April 24, 2020, in Japan, but was postponed to September 11, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
The slogan of the movie is "Save the world with Crayons".
Premise[edit]
The film's story features a "magical crayon," and centers around a floating kingdom called Rakuga Kingdom (the name is a pun on the word "rakugaki" meaning "scribbling"). The kingdom gets its energy from scribbles, but lately the scribbles are decreasing and the kingdom is in danger of collapsing. To save the country, the military started to capture and force children to scribble.[6]
Cast[edit]
- Yumiko Kobayashi • Shinnosuke Nohara
- Miki Narahashi • Misae Nohara
- Toshiyuki Morikawa • Hiroshi Nohara
- Satomi Kōrogi • Himawari Nohara
- Mari Mashiba • Tōru Kazama & Shiro
- Tamao Hayashi • Nene
- Teiyū Ichiryūsai • Masao
- Chie Satō • Bo
- Shizuka Itō • Nanako
- Mizuki Ōtsuka
- Hiroshi Kamiya • Buriburizaemon
- Tesshō Genda • Demon Sergeant
- Jouji Nakata • King
- Jūrōta Kosugi
- Kikuko Inoue • Shikki Jidaijin
- Kotono Mitsuishi • Ageo-Sensei
- Michie Tomizawa
- Yūji Mitsuya • Wizard
- Hiroaki Hirata • Court painter
- Nobuo Tobita
- Rekishi
- Kyary Pamyu Pamyu • Hime
- Miina Tominaga • Briefs
- Tomoyo Kurosawa
- Mamiko Noto
- Yūki Yamada (special appearance)
- Ringo-chan (special appearance)
Box office[edit]
Debuting 317 screens, the film opened at #1 and sold 212,000 tickets with earnings around 262 million yen (about US$2.47 million) in its opening weekend.[6] By Sixth Weekend, The film dropped from #5 to #7 in ranking and earned overall gross of 1,085,377,700 yen (about US$10.28 million).[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Japan Box-Office: Demon Slayer Aiming To Break OW Record". World of KJ. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
- ^ "2020 Crayon Shin-chan Anime Film Reveals Title, Staff, Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ "「映画クレしん」第28作が20年GW公開決定 「ラブライブ！」京極尚彦監督と脚本・高田亮が新タッグ : 映画ニュース". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ "2020 Detective Conan, Crayon Shin-chan Films Delayed". Anime News Network. April 3, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Crayon Shin-chan Film Slated for September 11 After COVID-19 Delay". Anime News Network. August 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Shin-chan Debuts at #1, The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese Debuts at #5". Anime News Network. 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Demon Slayer Film Opens at #1, Violet Evergarden Film Sells Over 1 Million Tickets". Anime News Network. 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Japanese Box Office For 2020". Box Office Mojo.
