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Boruto: Naruto the Movie Returns to N. American Theaters

Viz Media announced on Monday that it will be re-releasing Boruto: Naruto the Movie in theaters for a limited time.

The movie will be in theaters again for a two-day event on December 13 and December 14. Tickets will go on sale on December 4. In addition to being available in more theaters, the film will include comments from Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto and Junko Takeuchi, the voice of Naruto.

Boruto: Naruto the Movie premiered in over 80 cities in the United States and 9 cities in Canada on October 10. It also premiered in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand in October.

The film opened in Japan on August 7 and went on to earn 2.02 billion yen (about USD$16.4 million) as of August 25 making it the #1 earning Naruto film of all time.

Viz describes the story of the film:

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!

Original Naruto manga creator Masashi Kishimoto is credited with the original story, script, and character designs, as well as the chief production supervisor, for the film. Hiroyuki Yamashita (Naruto Shippūden episode director, Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie animation director) directed the film, and Ukyō Kodachi (Chaos Dragon, Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road) collaborated with Kishimoto on the script.

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