"Boruto: Naruto the Movie" to Screen in U.S. Theaters Starting October 2015

VIZ MEDIA AND ELEVEN ARTS DEBUT BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE IN OVER 80 MAJOR U.S. CITIES THIS OCTOBER

Action-Filled New Anime Adventure Features The Rebellious Son Of The Legendary Ninja Naruto Who Seeks To Become An Even Greater Ninja

San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, announces that it has partnered with Los Angeles-based film distribution company ELEVEN ARTS to present BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE in a series of exclusive theatrical engagements around the United States starting on October 10th, 2015. Theatregoers will have a very special opportunity to catch the big-screen debut in over 80 cities, including New York, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and more!

Featuring the son of the world’s most popular ninja, BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE is executive produced by Masashi Kishimoto, the famed creator of the epic bestselling manga series (also published by VIZ Media) on which the film’s characters are based. BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE also features screenplay and character design by Kishimoto, and was directed by Hiroyuki Yamashita, with screenplay cooperation by Ukyou Kodachi; Chief Character Designers and Chief Animation Directors are Tetsuya Nishio and Hirofumi Suzuki.

BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE will be presented with original Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. For additional information and to purchase advance tickets, please visit: www.elevenarts.net.

In BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE, famed ninja, Naruto Uzumaki protects the Hidden Leaf Village as the Seventh Hokage, while Boruto, his troublesome son, resents his father's responsibilities that take his time away from him. Seeing this, Sasuke takes Boruto under his wing, while Sasuke's only daughter, Sarada, dreams of being Hokage one day.

With Naruto as the Seventh Hokage, the Hidden Leaf Village plans to host the Chunin Exams to train new shinobi from the village and from their allied villages. Among the entrants are Sasuke's daughter, Sarada, Mitsuki, an exceptionally talented yet mysterious shinobi… and Boruto, Naruto's talented but impetuous son. Meanwhile, Sasuke who’s been on a mission in another dimension appears before Naruto to warn of a strange impending danger. Shrouded with an evil aura, Momoshiki and Kinshiki appear and attempt to assassinate Naruto. Petrified, Boruto is shielded by Naruto, only to disappear in front of Boruto's own eyes!

To view a trailer for BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exOSxoLjark

Cities confirmed to host BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE screenings include:

AZ
Tempe
Harkins Theatres - Valley Art

CA
Bakersfield
Valley Plaza 16

CA
Los Angeles
Downtown Independent

CA
Murrieta
Cal Oaks17

CA
Rohnert Park
Rohnert Park 16

CA
Sacramento
Tower Theater

CA
San Diego
Camel Mountain 12

CA
San Diego
Gaslamp 15

CA
San Francisco
New People

CO
Denver
Sie FilmCenter

CO
Littleton
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton

DC
Washington
Angelika Pop-Up

DC
Washington
Mosaic Theater Company

HI
Honolulu
Ward Stadium 16

IA
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Galaxy 16 Cine

IL
Bloomington
Bloomington Galaxy 14 Cinema

IL
Chicago
Music Box

IL
O’Fallon
O’Fallon 15 Cine

MI
Bloomfield
The Maple Theater

MI
Kalamazoo
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Kalamazoo

MN
Rochester
Rochester Galaxy 14

MO
Cape Girardeau
Cape West 14 Cine

MO
Chesterfield
Chesterfield Galaxy 14 Cine

MO
Kansas City
Alamo Drafthouse Main Street

MO
Springfield
Campbell 16 Cine

MO
St Peters
Mid Rivers 14 Cine

MO
St. Louis
Ronnies 20 Cine

MO
St. Charles
St. Charles Stadium 18 Cine

NJ
Manville
Manville 12 Plex

NM
Albuquerque
The Guild Cinema

NY
Douglaston
Movie World Cinemas

NY
New York
Village East Cinema

NY
Yonkers
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Yonkers

OH
Cleveland
Cleveland Cinemas – Cedar Lee

OH
Columbus
Gateway Film Center

OK
Broken Arrow
Warren Theatre

OR
Portland
Hollywood Theater

PA
Pittsburgh
Hollywood Theater

TN
Memphis
Malco Theaters

TX
Austin
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Ritz

TX
Dallas
Angelika Film Center & Café - Dallas

TX
Dallas
Angelica Plano

TX
Houston
Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park

TX
Katy
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mason Park

TX
Lubbock
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Lubbock

TX
San Antonio
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Westlakes

UT
Sandy
Megaplex Theatres - Jordan Commons

VA
Fairfax
Angelika Film Center & Café - Mosaic

VA
Ashburn
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema One Loudoun

VA
Winchester
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Winchester

WA
Seattle
Grand Illusion

For more information on NARUTO anime, manga and feature film titles, please visit: viz.com/naruto.


About ELEVEN ARTS:
ELEVEN ARTS is the Los Angeles based film distribution company that has brought many acclaimed Japanese films, live-action and animated features, to North American audiences. ELEVEN ARTS’s major live-action titles include Japan Academy Awards winner Memories of Tomorrow (starring Ken Watanabe) and Oscar nominated director (with The Twilight Samurai in 2004) Yoji Yamada’s samurai film Love and Honor. ELEVEN ARTS is also a respected distributor of popular animation titles such as the Evangelion franchise, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, K Missing Kings, and Short Peace. For additional information, go to www.elevenarts.net.

About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan.  Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and ONE PIECE, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages.  VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products.  Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.

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