Naruto the Movie

Naruto The Movie is a film based on the popular anime and manga series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. In Japan, it was released in theaters on August 21, 2004. The popularity of the series has spawned several sequels, hello beginning with Naruto the Movie 2. The movie was released on DVD on April 28, 2005. The film chronologically takes place sometime before episode 101, though events in the film leave its exact place in the series continuity questionable. The ending song is called Home Sweet Home and is sung by Yuki. The English version replaced this song with "Never Give Up" by Jeremy Sweet due to licensing restrictions.

As a bonus, the short and somewhat scatological OVA Konoha Annual Sports Festival ( Konoha Undōkai was included with the Japanese release of the film. The ten minute opening short revolves around Naruto's inability to use the washroom while participating in the tournament. It is notable because virtually every character, living or dead, in the Naruto universe makes an appearance in it (most of them standing in a restroom-queue).

In America, the film was released as a one-day showing on June 6, 2007. Instead of the OVA included with the Japanese release, the American release included a short featurette entitled "World of Naruto", as well as a behind the scenes featurette afterwards with interviews with the main English cast and select members of the main Japanese cast. The OVA will, however, appear in the U.S. DVD release. The DVD release is set for September 4, 2007. The movie premiered on Cartoon Network on September 8, 2007. The film also played at Cineplex Odeon and Empire Theatres cinemas in Canada, distributed via Bell ExpressVu to play the film at all cinemas at the same time. The film aired at the Great British Museum in London, U.K. on July 28, 2007 for a single showing at 2pm, and is currently to be released on DVD on November 5, 2007. The film is also slated for one-day showings in Australia on October 14, 2007.

Maboroshi no Chiteiiseki Dattebayo is the second film based on the popular Naruto anime and manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. It was released in theaters in Japan on August 6, 2005. The movie takes place after episode 160.