Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori

Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori is a 2006 Japanese animated film directed by Jōji Shimura and based on the Animal Crossing video game series. It was produced by Nintendo, OLM, Inc. and VAP and distributed by Toho. The film opened in theaters in Japan on December 16, 2006, where it went on to earn ¥1.7 billion (approximately $16,216,000) at the box office.

Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed byJōji Shimura
Based onAnimal Crossing
by Nintendo
Starring
CinematographyKōji Yamakoshi
Edited byToshio Henmi
Music byKazumi Totaka (themes)
Tomoki Hasegawa (arrangements)
Production
companies
OLM, Inc.
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • December 16, 2006 (2006-12-16) (Japan)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥1.7 billion ($16.2 million)

The film retains the theme of the video games, and centers on an 11-year-old girl named Ai who moves into a village populated with animals where she works to make new friends and find her own dreams. Dōbutsu no Mori was not released outside Japan, with Nintendo of America stating in 2007 that they had no plans for an English release.

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