Naruto The Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (劇場版 NARUTO -ナルト- 大興奮!みかづき島のアニマル騒動だってばよ) is a 2006 film written and directed by Toshiyuki Tsuru. It is the third film based on the popular Naruto anime and manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. The movie was released in DVD format on April 25, 2007. The movie takes place after episode 196, during the anime's post Sasuke era. In the United States the film was first shown on Cartoon Network on November 8, 2008 and was released on DVD on November 11, 2008.
The film's theme music is "Tsubomi" by MARIA. The first 100,000 people to see the movie in certain theaters were to receive a Naruto themed yo-yo. It has a picture of Naruto Uzumaki on it, and when spun it lights up, imitating the appearance of a Rasengan.
Voice Cast
| Role | Voice Actor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 文字 | Japanese | 文字 | English |
| Naruto Uzumaki | うずまきナルト | Junko Takeuchi | 竹内 順子 | Maile Flanagan |
| Sakura Haruno | 春野サクラ | Chie Nakamura | 中村千絵 | Kate Higgins |
| Rock Lee | ロック・リー | Yōichi Masukawa | 増川 洋一 | Brian Donovan |
| Kakashi Hatake | はたけカカシ | Kazuhiko Inoue | 井上 和彦 | Dave Wittenberg |
| Michiru Tsuki | ツキミチル | Akio Ōtsuka | 大塚 明夫 | Michael Sorich |
| Hikaru Tsuki | ツキヒカル | Kyōsuke Ikeda | 池田 恭祐 | Kari Wahlgren |
| Amayo | アマヨ | Marika Hayashi | 林 真里花 | Bridget Hoffman |
| Shabadaba | シャバダバ | Umeji Sasaki | 佐々木梅治 | Terry Stone |
| Ishidate | イシダテ | Masashi Sugawara | 菅原 正志 | Chris Smith |
| Kongō | コンゴウ | Hisao Egawa | 江川 央生 | Keith Silverstein |
| Karenbana | カレンバナ | Haruhi Terada | 寺田 はるひ | Cindy Robinson |
| Korega | コレガ | Kenji Hamada | 浜田 賢二 | Kirk Thornton |
| Guardsman | 近衛兵 | Shigenori Sōya | 宗矢 樹頼 | |
| Guardsman | 近衛兵 | Masayuki Katō | 加藤 将之 | |
| Guardsman | 近衛兵 | Dai Matsumoto | 松本 大 | |
| Guardsman | 近衛兵 | 鈴木圭悟 | ||
| Circus Ringleader | サーカス団・団長 | Tomomichi Nishimura | 西村 知道 | Roger Rose |
| Mammoth | マンモス | Animal Hamaguchi | アニマル浜口 | |
| Circus Troupe Dancer | サーカス団・踊り子 | Kyōko Hamaguchi | 浜口 京子 | |
| Group Member of Matsumoto Circus Troupe | サーカス団・松本団員 | Kōta Matsumoto (Regular) | 松本 康太 （レギュラー） | |
| Group Member of Nishikawa Circus Troupe | サーカス団・西川団員 | Akihiro Nishikawa (Regular) | 西川 晃啓 | |
| Audience of the Circus | サーカスの観客 | MARIA | MARIA | |
| Circus Troupe Member | サーカス団・団員 | Eiji Yanagisawa | 柳沢 栄治 | |
| Circus Troupe Member | サーカス団・団員 | Masato Funaki | 船木 真人 | |
| Circus Troupe Member | サーカス団・団員 | Eriko Kigawa | 木川 絵理子 | |
| Circus Troupe Member | サーカス団・団員 | Wakana Sube | 須部 和佳奈 | |
| Kakeru Tsuki | ツキカケル | Rokurō Naya | 納谷 六朗 | Michael Forrest |
| The Fifth Hokage, Tsunade | 五代目火影・綱手 | Masako Katsuki | 勝生 真沙子 | Debi Mae West |
English Additional Voices
- Jamieson Price - King's Guardsman
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
- Roger Craig Smith - King's Guardsman
- Sam Riegel - King's Guardsman
- Steve Blum
- Wally Wingert - King's Guardsman
- William Germain