One Piece Film Red

The world's most popular singer, Uta, whose singing hides a darker reality, is at the heart of this film, which explodes onto the screen with a daring blend of music, spectacle, and emotional stakes. As Luffy and the Straw Hats are enmeshed in a musical battle that questions ideas of freedom, identity, and lineage, the movie deftly combines concert fantasy with pirate mayhem. The tale occasionally veers into fan service and bizarre digressions, despite the stunning animation and Ado's original songs enhancing the story's emotional power. Nevertheless, it's a colorful, genre-bending debut that honors the franchise's core while finally bringing Shanks into the forefront.

Staff:

Directed by: Gorō Taniguchi

Screenplay by: Tsutomu Kuroiwa

Based on: One Piece by Eiichiro Oda

Produced by: Eiichiro Oda

Starring: Mayumi Tanaka, Shuichi Ikeda, Kaori Nazuka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata, Ikue Ohtani, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Kazuki Yao, Chō, and Kenjiro Tsuda.

Cinematography: Ejian Changgao

Edited by: Kentaro Kawasaki

Music by: Yasutaka Nakata

Production company: Toei Animation

Distributed by: Toei

Release date: August 6, 2022

Running time: 115 minutes