The film starts with a recap of the anime episodes in which Soul Reaper[a] Ichigo Kurosaki's battle against one of his nemesis, Ulquiorra, and transforms into an incredibly powerful and uncontrollable Hollow. Some time later, Soul Reapers Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai arrive in the human world to inspect a strange occurrence, though they remain vague about what. Shortly after, powerful masked spirits attack Ichigo and his friends at school. When the mask of one of the spirits breaks, the gates of Hell appear and a Kushanāda—one of the guardians of Hell—impales the unmasked spirit, dragging him into Hell. It is revealed that the masked spirits are Sinners and they hide their faces to avoid being dragged back to Hell. During the battle, Ichigo's two sisters, Karin and Yuzu are attacked by Shuren, the leader of the Sinners. Ichigo manages to return in time to attack Shuren, but is unable to defeat him. Kokutō, a Sinner not allied with Shuren, rescues Karin, but Shuren manages to depart with Yuzu. Kokutō offers to assist Ichigo by showing him the route into Hell, and Rukia, Renji, and Uryū Ishida decide to join the quest. Read more on Wikipedia.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Animation |
Country: | Japan |
Produced By: | Joshua Lopez, Yoshishige Shimatani |
Directed By: | Noriyuki Abe |
Cast: | Derek Stephen Prince, Steve Kramer, Michelle Ruff, Travis Willingham, Ayumi Sena, Yuki Matsuoka, Kentarô Itô, Ben Diskin, Hiroki Yasumoto, Kazuya Nakai, Jun Fukuyama, Junko Noda, Masaki Aizawa, Janice Kawaye, Wally Wingert, Noriaki Sugiyama, Steve Staley, Rie Kugimiya, Masaaki Tsukada, Jamieson Price, Keikô Sakai, Katsuyuki Konishi, Kate Higgins, Wendee Lee, Johnny Yong Bosch, Romi Pak, Tôru Furuya, Jamie Simone, Ryôtarô Okiayu, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Neil Kaplan, Megan Hollingshead, Masakazu Morita, Kôzô Shioya, Hideo Ishikawa, Tom Fahn, Yuri Lowenthal, Liam O'Brien, Binbin Takaoka, Kaya Matsutani, Patrick Seitz, Fumiko Orikasa, Joe Ochman, Stephanie Sheh, Tony Oliver, Dan Woren |
In Theaters: | Dec 04, 2012 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 34 minutes |
Production: | Studio Pierrot |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix |