Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14637 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-12-24
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Formats: Animated, PAL, Colour
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 95 minutes

Synopsis
NARUTO THE MOVIE - NINJA CLASH IN THE SNOW is based on the popular anime television series NARUTO. When the young ninja becomes a bodyguard for the actress Yukie Fujikaze, he discovers that she really is the princess of Snow Country, a magical realm that has been conquered by evil.

Customer Reviews

Good movie, mainly aimed at the fans though.
This DVD sees the release of the first of several Naruto full length motion pictures which takes place either right before episode 101 of the TV series or right after it.
Plot-wise, the Naruto movie is pretty simple. Naruto and his team are given their new mission - to guard Yukie Fujikaze; a famous big screen actress while she is filming in the land of snow. However, there is more to this mission than is expected as the hidden leaf ninja's go up against rogue ninjas who want to kidnap the actress for their own devices. Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura and Kakashi face off with these rogue ninjas to protect Yukie and to save the land of snow.
So what we get is the fantastic ninja action that we love for the series, along with some new jutsus as well.
It is evident that the creators pulled out all the stops to make the animation superb; and it really pays off. The excellent mix of traditional anime artwork alongside some impressive CGI imagery go well together nicely and create a nice big budget Naruto experience.
As can be expected, there is very little characterisation or anything that can interrupt the continuation of the series.
The music is pretty nice and easy to listen to, and Naruto fans may even recognise most of the tunes from the series.
A nice addition to te DVD package is the bonus 10 minute 'konoha sports festival' extra. This comedic short has nothing to do with the movie itself; instead it returns our characters back to their home town and sees them competing in a sports competion, with the winning team getting a week off work. Fans of the Naruto series will be happy to see their favourite characters make an appearance here, including my personal favourite - Shikimaru.
For anyone who has never seen Naruto before, I'd recommend watching the TV series beforehand, just to get a bit of insight into the basic story and the characters. This movie can probably be enjoyed by newcomers to the Naruto franchise, but I think the main target here is the fans. This movie is neither as good or as groundbreaking as the television series but nonetheless it is still enjoyable while it lasts.

A fun addition to Naruto
`Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow' is the first movie of the Naruto movies and takes place roughly around the time of episode 101 in the shows timeline. The story sees Naruto and Team 7 hired to protect a famous actress Yukie Fujikaze as she and the crew of the new movie they are filming travel to the Land of Snow for some on location shooting. However, once everyone arives in in the frozen contry things take an unexpected turn as Yukie's hidden past comes back to haunt her.

This first naruto movie is a fun adventure with some good battles and some first rate animation. The story is good even if it doesn't have any impact on the show proper and some of the new jutsu on display are interesting and apropriate for the setting. On the downside, some of the dialoge is less than great and the film does tend to get a bit preachy in places, although the show itself is prone to both of these things as well so I supose that is appropriate.

I would say that you will have to have some knowladge of the show itself to get the full enjoyment out of this film but even someone totally new to the series should find this movie enjoyable.

best film ever
this is by far the best film i have seen in a long time, amazeing a great film for any naruto fan but would also be a great film for a starter to watch