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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings (2012)

Gekijou-ban Mahou Shoujo Madoka*Magica: [Zenpen] Hajimari no monogatari (original title)
Not Rated | | Animation, Drama, Fantasy | 6 October 2012 (Japan)
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A mysterious creature "Kyubey" offers a young girl named Madoka Kaname the chance to have any one wish granted to her. In exchange she must battle evil creatures named "Witches" at the risk of losing her life.

Directors:

Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbo

Writer:

Gen Urobuchi (screenplay)

Stars:

Aoi Yûki, Chiwa Saitô, Eri Kitamura | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aoi Yûki ... Madoka Kaname (voice)
Chiwa Saitô ... Homura Akemi (voice) (as Chiwa Saito)
Eri Kitamura Eri Kitamura ... Sayaka Miki (voice)
Kaori Mizuhashi Kaori Mizuhashi ... Mami Tomoe / Tatsuya Kaname (voice)
Ai Nonaka ... Kyouko Sakura (voice)
Emiri Kato Emiri Kato ... Kyubey (voice) (as Emiri Katou)
Ryôko Shintani Ryôko Shintani ... Hitomi Shizuki (voice)
Yûko Gotô ... Junko Kaname (voice)
Tetsuya Iwanaga Tetsuya Iwanaga ... Tomohisa Kaname (voice)
Junko Iwao ... Kazuko Saotome (voice)
Seiko Yoshida Seiko Yoshida ... Kyosuke Kamijo (voice)
Nobuo Tobita ... Host (voice)
Shin'ichirô Miki ... Host (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Yoshitsugu Matsuoka ... Nakazawa (voice)
Hideki Tasaka Hideki Tasaka ... Kyosuke's Father (voice)
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A mysterious creature "Kyubey" offers a young girl named Madoka Kaname the chance to have any one wish granted to her. In exchange she must battle evil creatures named "Witches" at the risk of losing her life.

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dark fantasy | magic | magical creature | witch | wish comes true | See All (31) »

Genres:

Animation | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

Certificate:

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Connections

Followed by Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal (2012) See more »

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Mirai
Music Lyrics and Arrangement by Yuki Kajiura
Performed by Kalafina
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Beginnings
27 April 2020 | by ProjectAnomaly – See all my reviews

So these first two movies are basically just new and improved renditions of the show? Huh, that's pretty cool.
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Official Sites:

Aniplex [Japan] | Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

6 October 2012 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings See more »
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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$62,340, 21 October 2012

Gross USA:

$180,440

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,816,330
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Aniplex, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Hobunsha See more »
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
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