Kuroko's Basketball The Movie: Last Game
| Company type | Animated film |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation, Film |
| Founded | March 18, 2017 |
| Founder | Production I.G |
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Products | Animated sports movie |
| Parent | Shochiku (distributor) |
is a 2017 Japanese animated sports movie produced by Production I.G and distributed by Shochiku. Serving as the inaugural film in the Kuroko's Basketball series, created by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, it debuted in Japan on March 18, 2017.
The film broadened its audience through screenings organized by ODEX across Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam between May and July 2017. Its reach was further expanded with a Netflix release featuring an English dub on November 14, 2021.
Synopsis
The American street basketball squad Jabberwock traveled to Japan for an exhibition match against the local team Strky. Following Jabberwock’s overwhelming victory, its players derided Japanese basketball, prompting Riko’s father to form a team named Vorpal Swords. This lineup comprised five members of the Generation of Miracles alongside Tetsuya Kuroko and Taiga Kagami, assembled to challenge Jabberwock in a Revenge match.
Vorpal Swords
| Character | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | English | |
| Tetsuya Kuroko (黒子 テツヤ, Kuroko Tetsuya) | Kenshō Ono | Khoi Dao |
| Taiga Kagami (火神 大我, Kagami Taiga) | Yūki Ono | Zeno Robinson |
| Shintarō Midorima (緑間 真太郎, Midorima Shintarō) | Daisuke Ono | Daman Mills |
| Seijūrō Akashi (赤司 征十郎, Akashi Seijūrō) | Hiroshi Kamiya | Aleks Le |
| Daiki Aomine (青峰 大輝, Aomine Daiki) | Junichi Suwabe | Ben Diskin |
| Atsushi Murasakibara (紫原 敦, Murasakibara Atsushi) | Kenichi Suzumura | Robbie Daymond |
| Ryōta Kise (黄瀬 涼太, Kise Ryōta) | Ryohei Kimura | Erik Scott Kimerer |
| Riko Aida (相田 リコ, Aida Riko) | Chiwa Saito | Abby Trott |
| Satsuki Momoi (桃井 さつき, Momoi Satsuki) | Fumiko Orikasa | Xanthe Huynh |
| Kagetora Aida (相田 景虎, Aida Kagetora) | Shinichiro Miki | Keith Silverstein |
| Kousuke Wakamatsu (若松 孝輔, Wakamatsu Kousuke) | Kōsuke Toriumi | Jonah Scott |
| Junpei Hyūga (日向 順平, Hyūga Junpei) | Yoshimasa Hosoya | Alan Lee |
Jabberwock
- Gold Jr., the captain of Jabberwock, exhibits a split nature—reserved and courteous off the court but ruthless and arrogant during games. He unveils a formidable technique known as the "Belial Eye," claiming it can overcome even divine opponents.
- {{nihongo|Jason Silver|ジェイソン・シルバー|}
- Silver is an outspoken and conceited member of Jabberwock who refers to himself as the "Almighty Me." His primary focus is women, and he ridicules those he views as weak, showing genuine concern only for Gold Jr.
Production
The movie’s ending theme is "Glorious days," performed by GRANRODEO.
Box office
Upon its release in Japan on March 18, the film opened on 91 screens, selling 124,000 tickets and generating (approximately ) during its first weekend. It placed sixth in average attendance per screen, behind titles such as Pretty Cure Dream Stars!, which premiered the same week, as well as Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale and Your Name. By May 15, 2017, total box office revenue had surpassed , with attendance reaching 752,856 viewers.
Controversy
On May 17, 2017, GSC Movies disclosed that segments of the movie were reportedly filmed during its Malaysian screening and subsequently uploaded online. GSC Movies later released an apology, recognizing the event as a serious risk to ODEX, themselves, and the Japanese film copyright owners.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Anime News Network: Kuroko's Basketball
- IMDb: Kuroko's Basketball film