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{{short description|2006 film}}
{{Infobox Film
{{Infobox film
| name = Dōbutsu no Mori
| name = Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori
| image = Animalcrossingfilm_poster.jpg
| image = Animalcrossingfilm_poster.jpg
| caption = ''Animal Crossing'' film poster
| alt = Film poster depicting a cartoon forest with characters. There is a pear tree, a pine tree, and an apple tree. Anthropomorphic cat appears behind the pear trunk, a 12-year old human boy in a ninja costume and an 11-year old girl appear from the branches of and behind the trunk, respectively, of the pine tree, and an anthropomorphic white elephant appears from behind the apple trunk. Some simple buildings can be seen in the background. A present attached to a balloon and a U.F.O. appear floating in the sky.
| director = [[Jōjin Shimura]]
| caption = Japanese theatrical release poster
| producer = [[Bunshō Kajiya]]
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} -->
| writer = [[Aya Matsui]]
| director = Jōji Shimura
| starring = [[Yui Horie]]<br>[[Misato Fukuen]]<br>[[Fumiko Orikasa]]<br>[[Yū Kobayashi]]<br>[[Naoki Tatsuta]]<br>[[Kenichi Ogata]]<br>[[Shun Oguri]]<br>[[Yūichi Kimura]]
| producer =
| music = [[Kazumi Totaka]]
| writer =
| cinematography = [[Kōji Yamakoshi]]
| screenplay =
| editing = [[Toshio Henmi]]
| distributor =
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Animal Crossing (video game)|Animal Crossing]]''|[[Nintendo]]}}{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=445}}
| released = [[December 16]], [[2006]] [[DVD- July 25]], [[2007]] [[Japan]]
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|
| runtime =
* [[Yui Horie]]
| country = [[Japan]]
* [[Misato Fukuen]]
| awards =
* [[Fumiko Orikasa]]
| language = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
* [[Yū Kobayashi]]
| budget =
* [[Naoki Tatsuta]]
| preceded_by =
* [[Kenichi Ogata (voice actor)|Kenichi Ogata]]
| followed_by =
* [[Shun Oguri]]
| amg_id =
* Yūichi Kimura}}
| imdb_id =
| music = [[Kazumi Totaka]]{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=445}} (themes)<br>[[Tomoki Hasegawa]] (arrangements)
| cinematography = Kōji Yamakoshi{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=445}}
| editing = Toshio Henmi{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=445}}
| production_companies = [[OLM, Inc.]] <br/> [[Nintendo Co., Ltd.]]
| distributor = [[Toho]]
| released = {{Film date|2006|12|16|Japan}}
| runtime = 87 minutes{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=445}}
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| budget =
| gross = {{¥|1.7 billion|link=yes}} ({{US$|16.2 million|long=no|link=yes}})
}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Dōbutsu no Mori'''''|どうぶつの森||lit. "Animal Forest"}} is an [[anime]] [[film]] based on the [[Animal Crossing (series)|''Animal Crossing'' series]] of video games. The director is Jōjin Shimura who has worked previously on ''[[Master Keaton]]'' and ''[[Shin Angyo Joshi]]''. It retains the theme of the video game, in which a villager moves to a town and interacts with the animal villagers. It opened in theaters in Japan on [[December 16]], [[2006]]. Release dates for other countries have not yet been announced<ref name="IGN article">{{cite web|last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= | date=May 13, 2006 |url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/708/708595p1.html |title=IGN News Report "Animal Crossing reaches three million|format= |work= |pages= |publisher=[[IGN]] | language= |accessdate=14 May 2006 |accessyear= }}</ref>. The film earned an estimated 1,800,000,000 yen (approximately $5,000,000) at the [[box office]].


{{nihongo foot|'''''Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori'''''|劇場版 どうぶつの森|Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori|lit. "Animal Forest: The Movie"|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 2006 Japanese [[anime|animated film]] directed by Jōji Shimura and based on the ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' [[video game]] series. It was produced by [[Nintendo]], [[OLM, Inc.]] and [[VAP (company)|VAP]] and distributed by [[Toho]].{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=445}} The film opened in theaters in Japan on December 16, 2006,{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=445}} where it went on to earn {{¥|1.7 billion|link=yes}} (approximately {{US$|16,216,000|long=no|link=yes}}) at the [[box office]].<ref name=raukten>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.rakuten.co.jp/movie/ranking/boxoffice/2007/ |script-title=ja:2007年度興行成績ランキング |publisher=Rakuten |access-date=September 15, 2014 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029165113/http://entertainment.rakuten.co.jp/movie/ranking/boxoffice/2007/ |archive-date=October 29, 2012 }}</ref>
The film is widely based on [[Animal Crossing: Wild World]].


The film retains the theme of the video games, and centers on an 11-year-old girl named Ai who moves into a village populated with animals where she works to make new friends and find her own dreams. ''Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori'' was not released outside Japan, with [[Nintendo of America]] stating in 2007 that they had no plans for an English release.<ref name=go>{{cite web |url=http://gonintendo.com/?p=28316 |author=RawmeatCowboy |title=No plans to bring Animal Crossing move to North America |publisher=GoNintendo |date=October 30, 2007 |access-date=April 30, 2014 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502004711/http://gonintendo.com/?p=28316 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Story==
[[Image:Animalcrossingsanime.jpg|left|thumb|150px|[[Kapp'n]] driving his cab featured in ''Animal Crossing: Wild World'']]
The following is a translation of the story from the Japanese site:


==Plot==
''One day, a young girl called Ai moves into the Animal Village. While working at Tom Nook's shop "Nook's Cranny" she begins living her life away from her family. To begin with, she doesn't know left from right, but under the guidance of Mayor Tortimer, the angry (but correct) Mr. Resetti, and the wandering musician K.K. Slider among others, she is eventually accepted as a member of the village. Along the way she meets Margie, who dreams of being a designer, the straight-talking Rosie, and Whitney the Wolf, who is in love with Apollo. Soon the four of them become good friends.''
The film opens with Ai, an 11-year-old girl, moving into the Animal Village during the summer. After being put to work by [[Tom Nook]] to deliver goods, Ai befriends four of the village's residents: Bouquet, Sally, Albert, and a human boy named Yū, participating in several activities. Ai begins to find a series of anonymous messages in bottles that state that a miracle will occur during the upcoming Winter Festival if pine trees are planted in specific points of the village. Ai complies with the messages and begins planting the trees, half-believing that the messages may have been placed by aliens.


During autumn, Bouquet scolds Ai for not attending Sally's farewell party, which comes as a surprise. Ai becomes heartbroken, learning that Sally has moved away to pursue a career in fashion design. Ai goes to the museum café, and ends up crying when K.K. Bossa plays, as the song reminds her of Sally. Bianca scolds Ai, and tells her that she should be happy as a friend for Sally; Ai responds that she is happy for Sally, but is sad that Sally never told her she was moving, and leaves the café. Sally sends a letter of apology to Ai, explaining that a goodbye would have been too upsetting, and encourages her to embark on her own personal journey. Bouquet apologizes to Ai for her harsh reaction.
''One spring evening Ai finds a bottle on the beach. She picks it up, opens it and finds a mysterious message written inside. “Plant a Conifer, and on the night of the Snow Festival something miraculous will happen.”''


Winter comes, and all the pine trees that Ai has planted have fully grown and are decorated with Christmas lights. A spaceship crash-lands in the middle of the forest, and Johnny, a seagull, emerges. Johnny, who had planted the bottles in order to make an entrance dressed as an alien, asks the villagers to help locate some of the pieces that broke off his ship during the descent. Ai, Bouquet, Yū, and Albert head towards a cave, where Yū claims to have seen one of the pieces fall. The entrance is blocked up by a large boulder from a recent event. The team tries to move the boulder, but it proves too heavy for them to move. Sally then appears and helps unseal the cave.
''Time passes, and soon it's time for the Snow Festival. This year it will be one very special day, and send an uproar throughout the village. Ai, following the instructions in that mysterious message, has planted a Conifer. What kind of miracle will happen on the night of the Snow Festival...?''
{{clear}}


The five retrieve the missing piece and return to Johnny, who they discover had already obtained them all. The missing piece turns out to be an injured UFO, one of a larger group that was attracted to the village due to the pattern formed by Ai's lit-up pine trees. The injured UFO reunites with its group, and as they depart, create a constellation in the night sky resembling Ai. Ai then wins the Winter Festival contest for the best decoration, leaving her feeling for the first time as a true member of the village.
==Characters==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Character
!Description
!Japanese seiyū
|-
![[List of characters in Animal Crossing series#Ai|Ai]]
|The naive, simple, and innocent female [[human]] [[protagonist]] of the film who moves into the Animal Village.
|[[Yui Horie]]
|-
!Rosie the Cat
|A frank female [[cat]] who befriends Ai. She has a tendency to praise her own wares. She discovers a [[Seismosaurus]] [[fossil]] in the village [[cave]].
|[[Misato Fukuen]]
|-
!Sally the Elephant
|A female [[elephant]] who dreams of becoming a [[designer]]. Despite her large and intimidating appearance, she is a kind and gentle person, and befriends Ai along with Rosie.
|[[Fumiko Orikasa]]
|-
!Yū
|A brave human boy who lives in a neighboring village. His hobbies include [[cosplay]]ing (usually as a [[pirate]] or a [[ninja]]) and collecting [[insect]]s and [[fossil]]s.
|[[Yū Kobayashi]]
|-
!Alfonso the Crocodile
|A mischievous male [[crocodile]] who is friends with Yū.
|[[Takatoshi Kaneko]]
|-
!Apollo the Eagle
|A calm male [[eagle]] whom Whitney seems to admire.
|[[Masaki Terasoma]]
|-
!Whitney the Wolf
|A cool female [[gray wolf]] who seems to admire Apollo.
|[[Yurika Hino]]
|-
!Champ the Monkey
|A muscular male [[monkey]] who likes to weight-train.
|[[Yasuhiro Takato]]
|-
!Cesar the Gorilla
|A male [[gorilla]] who is skilled in [[enka]]. He is good friends with Cyrano.
|[[Kazuya Tatekabe]]
|-
!Cyrano the Anteater
|A male [[anteater]] who is skilled in [[chanson]]. He is good friends with Cesar.
|[[Yūji Ueda]]
|-
!Hopper the Penguin
|A male [[penguin]] who likes to [[fishing|fish]]. He always fishes at the same place.
|[[Hisao Egawa]]
|-
![[List of characters in Animal Crossing series#Tom Nook|Tom Nook]]
|A male [[Raccoon]] that owns a shop in the Animal Village. He likes to make new villagers work at his store as a [[part time]] job.
|[[Naoki Tatsuta]]
|-
!Timmy and Tommy
|Two male [[Raccoon]]s who work for Tom Nook as assistants.
|[[Kimiko Koyama]]<br>[[Noriko Namiki]]
|-
![[List of characters in Animal Crossing series#Tortimer|Mayor Tortimer]]
|A male [[turtle]] who acts as the village headman.
|[[Kenichi Ogata]]
|-
![[List of characters in Animal Crossing series#Pete|Pete the Mailman]]
|A male [[pelican]] who delivers letters around the Animal Village.
|[[Akio Suyama]]
|-
![[List of characters in Animal Crossing series#Pelly|Pelly the Pelican]]
|A female pelican who works in the Animal Village City Hall during the daytime hours. She is a tender and kind person, unlike her older sister Phyllis.
|[[Otoha]]
|-
![[List of characters in Animal Crossing series#Phyllis|Phyllis the Pelican]]
|A female pelican who works in the Animal Village City Hall during the nighttime hours. Unlike her younger sister Pelly, she is a foul-mouthed and bitter person.
|[[Yūko Mizutani]]
|-
!Blathers the Owl
|A male [[Ural Owl]] who works at the Animal Village Museum. Like his name suggests, he cannot stop talking about dinosaurs once he starts talking about one. To obtain a Seismosaurus fossil is his dream.
|[[Kappei Yamaguchi]]
|}


==External links==
==Cast==
{{See also|Characters in the Animal Crossing series}}
*[http://www.doubutsunomori-movie.jp/ Animal Forest Film - Japanese Site]

*[http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/sitemap/CSfCardMain.jsp?GOODS_NO=1358544&GOODS_SORT_CD=101 The soundtrack]
* [[Yui Horie]] as Ai, a human girl who moves to the village
*[http://www.doubutsunomori-movie.jp/dvd/index.html]
* [[Misato Fukuen]] as Bouquet,{{efn|"Rosie" in English-language releases of the series.}} a cat who befriends Ai
* [[Fumiko Orikasa]] as Sally,{{efn|"Margie" in English-language releases of the series.}} an elephant who befriends Ai
* [[Yū Kobayashi]] as Yū, a human boy who lives in a neighboring village
* [[Takatoshi Kaneko]] as Albert,{{efn|"Alfonso" in English-language releases of the series.}} an alligator who is friends with Yū
* [[Masaki Terasoma]] as Apollo, an eagle whom Bianca seems to admire
* {{ill|Yurika Hino|ja|日野由利加}} as Bianca,{{efn|"Whitney" in English-language releases of the series.}} a wolf implied to have been in a relationship with Apollo
* [[Yasuhiro Takato]] as Saruo,{{efn|"Champ" in English-language releases of the series.}} a monkey who enjoys weight training
* [[Yūji Ueda]] as Sakurajima,{{efn|"Cyrano" in English-language releases of the series.}} an anteater skilled at ''[[chanson]]''
* [[Kazuya Tatekabe]] as Alan,{{efn|"Cesar" in English-language releases of the series.}} a gorilla skilled in ''[[enka]]''
* [[Hisao Egawa]] as Daruman,{{efn|"Hopper" in English-language releases of the series.}} a [[rockhopper penguin]] frequently seen fishing
* [[Naoki Tatsuta]] as [[Tom Nook|Tanukichi]],{{efn|"Tom Nook" in English-language releases of the series.}} a ''[[Japanese raccoon dog|tanuki]]'' who owns a shop in the village
* [[Kenichi Ogata (voice actor)|Kenichi Ogata]] as Kotobuki,{{efn|"Tortimer" in English-language releases of the series.}} an elderly tortoise and mayor of the village
* [[Akio Suyama]] as Pelio,{{efn|"Pete" in English-language releases of the series.}} a pelican mailman
* {{ill|Otoha (actress){{!}}Otoha|ja|乙葉}} as Peliko,{{efn|"Pelly" in English-language releases of the series.}} a kind pelican who works at the post office
* [[Yūko Mizutani]] as Pelimi,{{efn|"Phyllis" in English-language releases of the series.}} a rude pelican who works at the post office
* [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] as Fūta,{{efn|"Blathers" in English-language releases of the series.}} an owl who operates the village museum
* [[Mika Kanai]] as Fūko,{{efn|"Celeste" in English-language releases of the series.}} an owl who operates the museum observatory
* [[Takaya Hashi]] as Master,{{efn|"Brewster" in English-language releases of the series.}} a pigeon who operates the museum ''[[kissaten]]''
* [[Shun Oguri]] as [[K.K. Slider|Totakeke]],{{efn|"K.K. Slider" in English-language releases of the series.}} a dog street musician. His name and appearance are modeled after musician [[Kazumi Totaka]].
* {{ill|Yūichi Kimura|ja|木村祐一}} as [[Mr. Resetti|Mr. Reset]],{{efn|"Mr. Resetti" in English-language releases of the series.}} a mole in charge of the illumination in the village.
* [[Junpei Takiguchi]] as Seiichi,{{efn|"Wendell" in English-language releases of the series.}} a walrus painter
* {{ill|Mari Adachi|ja|安達まり}} as Kinuyo,{{efn|"Mable" in English-language releases of the series.}} a hedgehog who operates the village tailor with her sister Asami
* [[Saori Hattori]] as Asami,{{efn|"Sable" in English-language releases of the series.}} a hedgehog who operates the village tailor with her sister Kinuyo
* [[Tetsuo Sakaguchi]] as Tsunekichi,{{efn|"Redd" in English-language releases of the series.}} a ''[[kitsune]]'' who operates a black market
* [[Takashi Miike]] as Rakosuke,{{efn|"Pascal" in English-language releases of the series.}} a sea otter philosopher
* [[Wataru Takagi]] as Johnny,{{efn|"Gulliver" in English-language releases of the series.}} a [[common gull]] astronaut who flies around the village in a [[Unidentified flying object|UFO]]
* [[Mitsuo Iwata]] as Kappei,{{efn|"Kapp'n" in English-language releases of the series.}} a [[Kappa (folklore)|kappa]] who operates a taxicab

Other characters, such as Shishō (Dr. Shrunk), Mr. Honma (Lyle), Maiko (Katie) and her mother (Kaitlin), and Roland (Saharah), make non-speaking appearances.

==Production==
''Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori'' was first announced in a May 2006 issue of the online Japanese magazine ''Hochi Shimbun'', with a theatrical release date set for the following December.<ref name=VGB/> The movie entered production due to the success of ''[[Animal Crossing: Wild World]]'', released for the [[Nintendo DS]] the previous year, which had shipped over 3 million copies in Japan alone. Jōji Shimura was attached to direct, having previously worked on [[manga]]-to-film adaptations such ''[[Blade of the Phantom Master|Shin Angyo Onshi]]'' and ''[[Master Keaton]]''. Some of the ''Animal Crossing'' series staff assisted with production, and worked to give the movie the same wide audience appeal as the video games themselves.<ref name=VGB>{{cite web |url=http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2006/05/15/nintendo-announces-animal-crossing-film.htm |publisher=Video Games Blogger |title=Nintendo announces Animal Crossing film |date=May 15, 2006 |author=Groenendijk, Ferry |access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref>

Those who ordered advance tickets before the film's debut were eligible to receive vouchers which could be redeemed for hard-to-obtain gold tools in ''Animal Crossing: Wild World''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aikodeshow.at.webry.info/200612/article_10.html |script-title=ja:金の釣竿と金の斧と金のパチンコと |date=December 14, 2006 |publisher=Aiko de Show |access-date=September 16, 2014 |language=ja |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095644/http://aikodeshow.at.webry.info/200612/article_10.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2007, [[Nintendo of America]] made a statement that they had "no plans" to bring the film to North America.<ref name=go/>

===Music===
Music for ''Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori'' was contributed by ''Animal Crossing'' series composer [[Kazumi Totaka]] and arranged by [[Tomoki Hasegawa]], with the film featuring numerous themes from the games. The film's official theme song is {{nihongo|"''Mori e Ikō''"|森へ行こう|Let's Go to the Forest}} by [[Taeko Ohnuki]], which plays over the end credits.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070122221250/http://www.doubutsunomori-movie.jp/themesong/index.html |url=http://www.doubutsunomori-movie.jp/themesong/index.html |archive-date=January 22, 2007 |script-title=ja:劇場版 「どうぶつの森」 / 主題歌 |publisher=doubutsunomori-movie.jp |access-date=September 15, 2014|language=ja }}</ref> An official soundtrack album was released in Japan on December 13, 2006, by [[VAP (company)|VAP]] containing 46 tracks from the movie along with five bonus songs from ''Animal Crossing: Wild World''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tohokingdom.com/cd/animal_crossing_movie_vap.html |publisher=Toho World |access-date=September 15, 2014 |title=CD: Animal Forest: Movie Edition - Original Soundtrack |archive-date=July 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704142050/http://tohokingdom.com/cd/animal_crossing_movie_vap.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Release==
===Box office===
''Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori'' was released theatrically in Japan on 16 December 2006 where it was distributed by [[Toho]].{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=445}} It debuted in Japanese theaters as the third highest-grossing Japan-only film of its opening weekend behind ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' and ''[[Eragon (film)|Eragon]]'', earning approximately {{¥|246 million|link=yes}} ({{US$|2,085,729|long=no|link=yes}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/?yr=2006&wk=50&p=.htm |title=Japan Box Office, December 16-17, 2006 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=September 15, 2006 |archive-date=October 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017222227/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/?yr=2006&wk=50&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> By the end of 2006, the movie had a total revenue of ¥1.526 billion ($12,915,432), becoming the 30th highest-grossing film that year in the region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/yearly/?yr=2006&p=.htm |title=2006 Japan Yearly Box Office Results |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=September 15, 2014 |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211001113/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/yearly/?yr=2006&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The film had lifetime earnings of {{¥|1.7 billion}} ($16,216,731) by the end of its theatrical run in 2007, making it the 17th highest-grossing film of that year when combining it with its December 2006 box office total.<ref name=raukten/>

===Home media===
''Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori'' was released on [[DVD region code|region 2]] [[DVD]] in Japan on July 25, 2007, by VAP.<ref name=DVD>{{cite web |url=http://www.vap.co.jp/doubutsunomori/dvd/ |language=ja |title=『劇場版どうぶつの森』、2007年7月25日DVDリリース＆レンタル開始 |access-date=September 15, 2014 |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201225436/http://www.vap.co.jp/doubutsunomori/dvd/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> First-print copies also included an ''Animal Crossing''-themed carrying pouch.<ref name=DVD/>

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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* {{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f7o8pq6G_dYC |access-date=October 29, 2013 |year=2008 |publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]] |isbn=978-1461673743}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Video games|Film}}
*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028003739/http://www.doubutsunomori-movie.jp/ |date=28 October 2007 |title=Official Website}}
*{{IMDb title|1190545|Dōbutsu no Mori (Animal Forest)}}


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Latest revision as of 09:39, 4 December 2024

Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori
Film poster depicting a cartoon forest with characters. There is a pear tree, a pine tree, and an apple tree. Anthropomorphic cat appears behind the pear trunk, a 12-year old human boy in a ninja costume and an 11-year old girl appear from the branches of and behind the trunk, respectively, of the pine tree, and an anthropomorphic white elephant appears from behind the apple trunk. Some simple buildings can be seen in the background. A present attached to a balloon and a U.F.O. appear floating in the sky.
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed byJōji Shimura
Based onAnimal Crossing
by Nintendo[1]
Starring
CinematographyKōji Yamakoshi[1]
Edited byToshio Henmi[1]
Music byKazumi Totaka[1] (themes)
Tomoki Hasegawa (arrangements)
Production
companies
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • December 16, 2006 (2006-12-16) (Japan)
Running time
87 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥1.7 billion ($16.2 million)

Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori[a] is a 2006 Japanese animated film directed by Jōji Shimura and based on the Animal Crossing video game series. It was produced by Nintendo, OLM, Inc. and VAP and distributed by Toho.[1] The film opened in theaters in Japan on December 16, 2006,[1] where it went on to earn ¥1.7 billion (approximately $16,216,000) at the box office.[2]

The film retains the theme of the video games, and centers on an 11-year-old girl named Ai who moves into a village populated with animals where she works to make new friends and find her own dreams. Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori was not released outside Japan, with Nintendo of America stating in 2007 that they had no plans for an English release.[3]

Plot

[edit]

The film opens with Ai, an 11-year-old girl, moving into the Animal Village during the summer. After being put to work by Tom Nook to deliver goods, Ai befriends four of the village's residents: Bouquet, Sally, Albert, and a human boy named Yū, participating in several activities. Ai begins to find a series of anonymous messages in bottles that state that a miracle will occur during the upcoming Winter Festival if pine trees are planted in specific points of the village. Ai complies with the messages and begins planting the trees, half-believing that the messages may have been placed by aliens.

During autumn, Bouquet scolds Ai for not attending Sally's farewell party, which comes as a surprise. Ai becomes heartbroken, learning that Sally has moved away to pursue a career in fashion design. Ai goes to the museum café, and ends up crying when K.K. Bossa plays, as the song reminds her of Sally. Bianca scolds Ai, and tells her that she should be happy as a friend for Sally; Ai responds that she is happy for Sally, but is sad that Sally never told her she was moving, and leaves the café. Sally sends a letter of apology to Ai, explaining that a goodbye would have been too upsetting, and encourages her to embark on her own personal journey. Bouquet apologizes to Ai for her harsh reaction.

Winter comes, and all the pine trees that Ai has planted have fully grown and are decorated with Christmas lights. A spaceship crash-lands in the middle of the forest, and Johnny, a seagull, emerges. Johnny, who had planted the bottles in order to make an entrance dressed as an alien, asks the villagers to help locate some of the pieces that broke off his ship during the descent. Ai, Bouquet, Yū, and Albert head towards a cave, where Yū claims to have seen one of the pieces fall. The entrance is blocked up by a large boulder from a recent event. The team tries to move the boulder, but it proves too heavy for them to move. Sally then appears and helps unseal the cave.

The five retrieve the missing piece and return to Johnny, who they discover had already obtained them all. The missing piece turns out to be an injured UFO, one of a larger group that was attracted to the village due to the pattern formed by Ai's lit-up pine trees. The injured UFO reunites with its group, and as they depart, create a constellation in the night sky resembling Ai. Ai then wins the Winter Festival contest for the best decoration, leaving her feeling for the first time as a true member of the village.

Cast

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See also: Characters in the Animal Crossing series

Other characters, such as Shishō (Dr. Shrunk), Mr. Honma (Lyle), Maiko (Katie) and her mother (Kaitlin), and Roland (Saharah), make non-speaking appearances.

Production

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Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori was first announced in a May 2006 issue of the online Japanese magazine Hochi Shimbun, with a theatrical release date set for the following December.[4] The movie entered production due to the success of Animal Crossing: Wild World, released for the Nintendo DS the previous year, which had shipped over 3 million copies in Japan alone. Jōji Shimura was attached to direct, having previously worked on manga-to-film adaptations such Shin Angyo Onshi and Master Keaton. Some of the Animal Crossing series staff assisted with production, and worked to give the movie the same wide audience appeal as the video games themselves.[4]

Those who ordered advance tickets before the film's debut were eligible to receive vouchers which could be redeemed for hard-to-obtain gold tools in Animal Crossing: Wild World.[5] In October 2007, Nintendo of America made a statement that they had "no plans" to bring the film to North America.[3]

Music

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Music for Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori was contributed by Animal Crossing series composer Kazumi Totaka and arranged by Tomoki Hasegawa, with the film featuring numerous themes from the games. The film's official theme song is "Mori e Ikō" (森へ行こう, Let's Go to the Forest) by Taeko Ohnuki, which plays over the end credits.[6] An official soundtrack album was released in Japan on December 13, 2006, by VAP containing 46 tracks from the movie along with five bonus songs from Animal Crossing: Wild World.[7]

Release

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Box office

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Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori was released theatrically in Japan on 16 December 2006 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] It debuted in Japanese theaters as the third highest-grossing Japan-only film of its opening weekend behind Letters from Iwo Jima and Eragon, earning approximately ¥246 million ($2,085,729).[8] By the end of 2006, the movie had a total revenue of ¥1.526 billion ($12,915,432), becoming the 30th highest-grossing film that year in the region.[9] The film had lifetime earnings of ¥1.7 billion ($16,216,731) by the end of its theatrical run in 2007, making it the 17th highest-grossing film of that year when combining it with its December 2006 box office total.[2]

Home media

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Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori was released on region 2 DVD in Japan on July 25, 2007, by VAP.[10] First-print copies also included an Animal Crossing-themed carrying pouch.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: 劇場版 どうぶつの森, Hepburn: Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori, lit. "Animal Forest: The Movie"
  2. ^ "Rosie" in English-language releases of the series.
  3. ^ "Margie" in English-language releases of the series.
  4. ^ "Alfonso" in English-language releases of the series.
  5. ^ "Whitney" in English-language releases of the series.
  6. ^ "Champ" in English-language releases of the series.
  7. ^ "Cyrano" in English-language releases of the series.
  8. ^ "Cesar" in English-language releases of the series.
  9. ^ "Hopper" in English-language releases of the series.
  10. ^ "Tom Nook" in English-language releases of the series.
  11. ^ "Tortimer" in English-language releases of the series.
  12. ^ "Pete" in English-language releases of the series.
  13. ^ "Pelly" in English-language releases of the series.
  14. ^ "Phyllis" in English-language releases of the series.
  15. ^ "Blathers" in English-language releases of the series.
  16. ^ "Celeste" in English-language releases of the series.
  17. ^ "Brewster" in English-language releases of the series.
  18. ^ "K.K. Slider" in English-language releases of the series.
  19. ^ "Mr. Resetti" in English-language releases of the series.
  20. ^ "Wendell" in English-language releases of the series.
  21. ^ "Mable" in English-language releases of the series.
  22. ^ "Sable" in English-language releases of the series.
  23. ^ "Redd" in English-language releases of the series.
  24. ^ "Pascal" in English-language releases of the series.
  25. ^ "Gulliver" in English-language releases of the series.
  26. ^ "Kapp'n" in English-language releases of the series.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Galbraith IV 2008, p. 445.
  2. ^ a b 2007年度興行成績ランキング (in Japanese). Rakuten. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  3. ^ a b RawmeatCowboy (October 30, 2007). "No plans to bring Animal Crossing move to North America". GoNintendo. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Groenendijk, Ferry (May 15, 2006). "Nintendo announces Animal Crossing film". Video Games Blogger. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  5. ^ 金の釣竿と金の斧と金のパチンコと (in Japanese). Aiko de Show. December 14, 2006. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  6. ^ 劇場版 「どうぶつの森」 / 主題歌 (in Japanese). doubutsunomori-movie.jp. Archived from the original on January 22, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "CD: Animal Forest: Movie Edition - Original Soundtrack". Toho World. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  8. ^ "Japan Box Office, December 16-17, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2006.
  9. ^ "2006 Japan Yearly Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  10. ^ a b "『劇場版どうぶつの森』、2007年7月25日DVDリリース＆レンタル開始" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.

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