Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
Japanese film poster
Directed by	Masahiko Murata
Produced by	Fukashi Azuma Naoji Hōnokidani
Written by	Junki Takegami
Starring	Junko Takeuchi Toshiyuki Morikawa Saori Hayami Ryūzaburō Ōtomo
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi
Production company	Studio Pierrot
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	July 31, 2010 (2010-07-31)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥1.03 billion (US$8.5 million)

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (劇場版 Naruto-ナルト-疾風伝 ザ・ロストタワー, Gekijōban Naruto Shippūden: Za Rosuto Tawā) is a 2010 Japanese animated film based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga and anime series. It was released on July 31, 2010.^[1] Along with the film, a comical short feature named Naruto, the Genie, and the Three Wishes!! (劇場版NARUTO-ナルト-そよ風伝　ナルトと魔神と3つのお願いだってばよ！！, Gekijōban Naruto Soyokazeden: Naruto to mashin to mitsu no onegai dattebayo!!) was also shown. The theme song "if" is performed by Kana Nishino. The film was released in North America on September 17, 2013 by Viz Media.

Plot

Assigning on a mission to capture a missing-nin named Mukade, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Yamato and Sai wield chakra-knives. At the one thousand year old city ruins of Rouran, they confront Mukade, a time traveller attempting to dominate the Ninja World with the power of the Ryūmyaku (the Ley Line in English), an ancient chakra flowing deep underground. He breaks Minato Namikaze's seal to unleash the power, causing the light to engulf Naruto and Yamato, before Sai and Sakura ride on an ink bird and attempt to escape.

Naruto and Yamato are sent twenty years into the past. When Naruto awakens from this time slip, he meets the queen of Rouran Sāra. It is later revealed that Mukade traveled to the past six years and changed his name to Anrokuzan, the minister of Loran who killed Sāra's mother Sēramu. Naruto agrees to protect Sāra, after Anrokuzan declares about the kidnapped citizens and creates to summon the "Puppet Ninja Forces". Minato, Shibi Aburame, Chōza Akimichi and Kakashi Hatake appear to support the heroes. While they rescue Sara's people and Naruto holds Minato's kunai, Sāra recalls her memory about Sēramu's lullaby. Anrokuzan uses the parts of the tower to become a giant defensive puppet. Minato and Naruto use their regenerative chakra enough to create the legendary Super Rasengan. After Sāra disables Anrokuzan's technique, Minato exposes Anrokuzan's weak spot and Naruto destroys it. As Yamato and Kakashi rescue Naruto and Sāra, Minato uses the kunai to completely seal off the power. Just as the heroes vanish from the past, Minato asks Naruto not to change history by erasing all of their memories.

With Mukade gone, Sakura and Sai reunite with Naruto and Yamato. As they are about to leave the ruins, they run into Queen Sāra's daughter, who kept the old chakra blade that belonged to Naruto. She informs that it was given to her mother by a 'hero in a dream'. Naruto recognises his blade, reaches out to his back where he usually keeps his blade but it isn't there. He's left dumbfounded.

Cast

Home media

The film was released on DVD on April 27, 2011.

References

External links

• Official Japanese website
• Gekijouban Naruto Shippuuden: Za rosuto tawâ on IMDb
• Official TV Tokyo website
• Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower at Anime News Network's encyclopedia