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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness

1997 · 99 min

A silly, kinetic family adventure where absurd gags and frantic chases keep the energy high and the stakes low.

Directed by
Keiichi Hara
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Overview
The Noharas get caught between two rival clans when Himawari swallows a pretty bead that turns out to be a mysterious ball with hidden powers.

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Directed by
Keiichi Hara
Genres
Animation, Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • friendship
  • power
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Crayon Shinchan the Movie Collection

  1. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard DevilMovie · 1993
  2. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Secret Treasure of Buri Buri KingdomMovie · 1994
  3. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Unkokusai's AmbitionMovie · 1995
  4. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Great Adventure in HenderlandMovie · 1996
  5. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Pursuit of the Balls of DarknessMovie · 1997 This title
  6. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Blitz! Pig's Hoof's Secret MissionMovie · 1998
  7. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Burst! Hot Spring BattleMovie · 1999
  8. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The JungleMovie · 2000
  9. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes BackMovie · 2001
  10. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring StatesMovie · 2002
  11. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: Yakiniku Road of HonorMovie · 2003
  12. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening SunMovie · 2004
  13. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge!Movie · 2005
  14. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!Movie · 2006
  15. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Singing Buttocks BombMovie · 2007
  16. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Hero of KinpokoMovie · 2008
  17. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Roar! Kasukabe Animal KingdomMovie · 2009
  18. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My BrideMovie · 2010
  19. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: Operation Golden SpyMovie · 2011
  20. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: Me and the Space PrincessMovie · 2012
  21. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Awesome Tasty! B-grade Gourmet Survival!!Movie · 2013
  22. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes BackMovie · 2014
  23. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack!Movie · 2015
  24. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Fast Asleep! The Great Assault on the Dreaming WorldMovie · 2016
  25. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien ShiririMovie · 2017
  26. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy-Movie · 2019
  27. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Crash! Scribble Kingdom and Almost Four HeroesMovie · 2020
  28. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: School Mystery! The Splendid Tenkasu AcademyMovie · 2021
  29. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Tornado Legend of Ninja MononokeMovie · 2022
  30. New Dimension! Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Battle of Supernatural Powers ~Flying Sushi~Movie · 2023
  31. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Our Dinosaur DiaryMovie · 2024
  32. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe DancersMovie · 2025
  33. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Spooky! My Yokai VacationMovie · 2026

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Genres
animation, comedy
Directed by
Keiichi Hara
Written by
Keiichi Hara
Starring
Akiko Yajima, Miki Narahashi, Keiji Fujiwara, Satomi Korogi, Ako Mayama, Chie Sato, Daisuke Gori, Fumihiko Tachiki
Music
Shinji Miyazaki, Toshiyuki Arakawa
Cinematography
Toshiyuki Umeda
Runtime
99 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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