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Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!

2003 · 40 min

A brisk, lightweight ninja side-quest that plays like a filler episode, with familiar characters, simple stakes and easygoing action.

Overview
Naruto and his friends must get back a jug of stolen holy water from a band of higher class ninjas.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • survival
  • power
Places
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour5
Realism2
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation, action, adventure
Directed by
Hayato Date, Masahiko Murata
Written by
Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Starring
Junko Takeuchi, Kazuhiko Inoue, Chie Nakamura, Noriaki Sugiyama, Isshin Chiba, Naoya Uchida
Music
Toshio Masuda
Cinematography
Atsuho Matsumoto
Runtime
40 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese, English

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