Naruto Shippûden The Movie: Bonds (2008)
"Gekijô ban Naruto: Shippûden - Kizuna" (original title)

A mysterious group of ninja called the Sora-nin from the Sky Country makes a surprise attack on Konoha. This is because Konoha nearly destroyed the Sky Country during the last Shinobi World... See full summary »

Director:

Hajime Kamegaki

Writers:

Masashi Kishimoto (creator), Junki Takegami (screenplay)

Stars:

Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Noriaki Sugiyama

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Junko Takeuchi	...	Naruto Uzumaki (voice)
Chie Nakamura	...	Sakura Haruno (voice)
Noriaki Sugiyama	...	Sasuke Uchiha (voice)
Unshô Ishizuka	...	Shinnô (voice)
Motoko Kumai	...	Amaru (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Kakashi Hatake (voice)
Rikiya Koyama	...	Yamato (voice)
Shotaro Morikubo	...	Shikamaru Nara (voice)
Nana Mizuki	...	Hinata Hyûga (voice)
Satoshi Hino	...	Sai (voice)
Shinji Kawada	...	Shino Aburame (voice)
Kentarô Itô	...	Chôji Akimichi (voice)
Kôichi Tôchika	...	Neji Hyûga (voice)
Keiko Nemoto	...	Shizune (voice)
Junichi Endô	...	Sky Shinobi Officer (voice)

Storyline

A mysterious group of ninja called the Sora-nin from the Sky Country makes a surprise attack on Konoha. This is because Konoha nearly destroyed the Sky Country during the last Shinobi World War, yet they survived and now they're after Konoha and the Fire Country for revenge.

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Plot Keywords:

ninja | super power | surrealism | katana | tears | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

2 August 2008 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Naruto Shippûden The Movie: Bonds

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aniplex, Bandai Co. Ltd., Dentsu

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012)

User Reviews

Like a filler episode with a bigger budget and preachy moral

I looked forward to the first two Naruto movies when the series was still fresh to me but now, the movies seem like a string of fillers with a bigger budget, with largely unremarkable stories and always a preachy moral. Typically, the only scenes I enjoy in the movies are when more of Konoha's cast of shinobis are used in battle. Honestly, the show might be named "Naruto" but enough of him already. Enough of the unrequited bromance between him and Sasuke too. And I would like to see the women be more useful. On the rare occasion they get to kick butt, they're not even good at it.

Hmm, this has turned into a QQ post about the Naruto series. I don't have much else to say about the movie though. The Leaf Village gets attacked and we do get to see some of its defenders do their thing, but those scenes are woefully sparse and short. Mostly, it's more of Naruto's emo-ness and life lessons. Zzz. They really need to learn from Pixar and adult up their stories a bit.