The Journey[a] is a Japanese–Saudi Arabian animatedactionfilm directed by Kōbun Shizuno, written by Atsuhiro Tomioka and co-produced by Toei Animation and Manga Productions.[3][4] The film, based on the Islamic historical event, the Year of the Elephant, revolves around a potter named Aus who joins a battle to defend his home city of Mecca.[5] The film was released in Japan, the Middle East and North Africa in June 2021.[6]
"As a ruthless invader threatens to enslave their people and destroy the Kaaba, a sacred sanctuary, the people of Mecca take up arms. Only able to muster a small force against the massive army, defeat seems all but inevitable. Aus, a seemingly simple potter fighting to protect his family, is forced to reveal his dark past when he discovers amongst the defenders a long-lost friend believed to be dead - a warrior named Zurara. As fear threatens to break their resolve, Aus' strength of faith compels him to stand and fight. Aus battles his own doubts and fears as he tries to unite his friends and compatriots on the eve of battle. Abraha's army is fast approaching, and the fate of Mecca and its people hangs in the balance. Will the people of Mecca defeat the colossal army with nothing but their simple defenses and their love for their city?"
The film is a joint collaboration which began in November 2017 between Manga Productions and Toei Animation. It is the second animated work made by Manga in collaboration with Toei; with the first being animated series Future's Folktales. The Journey was directed by Kōbun Shizuno with Atsuhiro Tomioka providing the screenplay. The character designs were done by Tatsuro Iwamoto and musical score by Kaoru Wada. Production work for The Journey was done both in Tokyo and Riyadh. The film project's cost ranges from $10–15 million,[3] with production finished by February 2020.[8]
Releaseedit
Arabic releaseedit
The Journey was originally planned to make its premiere in 2020 at the Cannes Film Festival which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released in the Middle East and North Africa theaters on June 17, 2021.[4]VOX Cinemas has theatrical rights for the film in the Middle East and North Africa region.[4] The film is released in Arabic and Japanese with English Subtitles.[5][9][10]
Japanese releaseedit
Toei subsidiary T-Joy had the distribution rights for the film in Japan,[4] and later distributed by Toei Animation. The film was released in Japanese theaters on June 25, 2021.[6]
North American releaseedit
The film was screened in Grauman's Chinese Theatre on April 12, 2022. That same day, it was announced that Crunchyroll would stream the film on their website this spring.[7]
German releaseedit
The film was released with DVD and Blu-Ray in Germany on June 16, 2022. Amazon and Apple have started streaming the film in Germany.[11][12]
Global releaseedit
Crunchyroll started to stream the film for North and South America, Asia and Europe on September 2, 2022.[7][13][14]
Receptionedit
The Journey grossed $1,500,000 at the box office.[2]
Notesedit
^(Arabic: الرحلة, romanized: ar-Riḥla, Japanese: ジャーニー 太古アラビア半島での奇跡と戦いの物語, romanized: Jānī – Taiko Arabia Hantō de no Kiseki to Tatakai no Monogatari, lit. 'Journey: The Story of Miracles and Battles of the Ancient Arabian Peninsula')
Referencesedit
^"ジャーニー 太古アラビア半島での奇跡と戦いの物語" [Journey: The Story of Miracles and Battles on the Ancient Arabian Peninsula]. eiga.com (in Japanese). from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ ab"The Journey (2021) box office". Box Office Mojo. August 20, 2022. from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ abVivarelli, Nick (24 February 2020). "Saudi Animation Feature 'The Journey' Secures Distribution in MENA and Japan". Variety. from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ abcdMateo, Alex (2 March 2021). "Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions, Toei Preview The Journey Film's Japanese Cast in Trailer". Anime News Network. from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ abc"Promo released for joint Saudi-Japanese anime 'The Journey'". Arab News. 2 March 2021. from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ abMateo, Alex (2021-04-09). "Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions, Toei to Open The Journey Film in Japan on June 25". Anime News Network. from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
^ abcHodgkins, Crystalyn (April 19, 2022). "Crunchyroll to Stream Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions, Toei's The Journey Film This Spring". Anime News Network. from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
^Mateo, Alex (6 February 2020). "Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions, Toei Animation Finish The Journey Film". Anime News Network. from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^The Journey (Arabic) 2022-11-23 at the Wayback Machine VOX Cinemas
^The Journey (Japanese) 2022-11-23 at the Wayback Machine VOX Cinemas
^The Journey - Die Legende vom guten Dieb 2022-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Movie Pilot
^"The Journey Movie | German Official Trailer". from the original on 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
^"Saudi anime The Journey is on streaming platform Crunchyroll!". Knowing Arabia Watching Arabia. 2022-09-08. from the original on 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
^@manga_prd (September 4, 2022). "The Journey is on streaming" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-11-24 – via Twitter.
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The Journey a is a Japanese Saudi Arabian animated action film directed by Kōbun Shizuno written by Atsuhiro Tomioka and co produced by Toei Animation and Manga Productions 3 4 The film based on the Islamic historical event the Year of the Elephant revolves around a potter named Aus who joins a battle to defend his home city of Mecca 5 The film was released in Japan the Middle East and North Africa in June 2021 6 The JourneyArabicالرحلةKanjiジャーニー 太古アラビア半島での奇跡と戦いの物語Literal meaningJourney The Story of Miracles and Battles on the Ancient Arabian PeninsulaRevised HepburnJani Taiko Arabia Hantō de no Kiseki to Tatakai no MonogatariDirected byKōbun ShizunoScreenplay byAtsuhiro TomiokaStory byShinji ShimizuPeter CooperEssam BukharyAmr AlmaddahProduced byShinji ShimizuStarringsee belowCinematographyTakeo Ogiwara Yo IzumitsuiEdited byMasao YoshitakeMusic byKaoru WadaProductioncompaniesToei Animation Yokohama Animation Laboratory Manga ProductionsDistributed byToei Company Japan VOX Cinemas Saudi Arabia Crunchyroll international Release datesJune 17 2021 2021 06 17 Saudi Arabia June 25 2021 2021 06 25 Japan Running time110 minutes 1 CountriesJapan Saudi ArabiaLanguagesJapanese ArabicBudget 7 millionBox office 1 500 000 2 Contents 1 Premise 2 Voice cast 2 1 Japanese voice cast 2 2 Arabic voice cast 2 3 English voice cast 3 Production 4 Release 4 1 Arabic release 4 2 Japanese release 4 3 North American release 4 4 German release 4 5 Global release 5 Reception 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksPremise edit As a ruthless invader threatens to enslave their people and destroy the Kaaba a sacred sanctuary the people of Mecca take up arms Only able to muster a small force against the massive army defeat seems all but inevitable Aus a seemingly simple potter fighting to protect his family is forced to reveal his dark past when he discovers amongst the defenders a long lost friend believed to be dead a warrior named Zurara As fear threatens to break their resolve Aus strength of faith compels him to stand and fight Aus battles his own doubts and fears as he tries to unite his friends and compatriots on the eve of battle Abraha s army is fast approaching and the fate of Mecca and its people hangs in the balance Will the people of Mecca defeat the colossal army with nothing but their simple defenses and their love for their city Voice cast editJapanese voice cast edit Tōru Furuya as Aus Kotono Mitsuishi as Hind Hiroshi Kamiya as Zurara Kazuya Nakai as Musab Takaya Kuroda as Abraha Yuichi Nakamura as Nizar Mugihito as Muttalib Arabic voice cast edit Nassar Al Nassar as Aus Rasha Rizk 5 as Hind Abdullah Elfiky as Zurara Ahmed Al Yazidi as Musab Abdo Chahine as Abraha Abdul Rahman Al Warthan as Nizar Jassim Al Nabhan as Muttalib English voice cast edit Johnny Yong Bosch Jennie Kwan Bryce Papenbrook Alejandro Saab Christopher Sabat Steve Blum Hesham Elshazly Cedric Williams Hussein Mohammed 7 Production editThe film is a joint collaboration which began in November 2017 between Manga Productions and Toei Animation It is the second animated work made by Manga in collaboration with Toei with the first being animated series Future s Folktales The Journey was directed by Kōbun Shizuno with Atsuhiro Tomioka providing the screenplay The character designs were done by Tatsuro Iwamoto and musical score by Kaoru Wada Production work for The Journey was done both in Tokyo and Riyadh The film project s cost ranges from 10 15 million 3 with production finished by February 2020 8 Release editArabic release edit The Journey was originally planned to make its premiere in 2020 at the Cannes Film Festival which was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic The film was released in the Middle East and North Africa theaters on June 17 2021 4 VOX Cinemas has theatrical rights for the film in the Middle East and North Africa region 4 The film is released in Arabic and Japanese with English Subtitles 5 9 10 Japanese release edit Toei subsidiary T Joy had the distribution rights for the film in Japan 4 and later distributed by Toei Animation The film was released in Japanese theaters on June 25 2021 6 North American release edit The film was screened in Grauman s Chinese Theatre on April 12 2022 That same day it was announced that Crunchyroll would stream the film on their website this spring 7 German release edit The film was released with DVD and Blu Ray in Germany on June 16 2022 Amazon and Apple have started streaming the film in Germany 11 12 Global release edit Crunchyroll started to stream the film for North and South America Asia and Europe on September 2 2022 7 13 14 Reception editThe Journey grossed 1 500 000 at the box office 2 Notes edit Arabic الرحلة romanized ar Riḥla Japanese ジャーニー 太古アラビア半島での奇跡と戦いの物語 romanized Jani Taiko Arabia Hantō de no Kiseki to Tatakai no Monogatari lit Journey The Story of Miracles and Battles of the Ancient Arabian Peninsula References edit ジャーニー 太古アラビア半島での奇跡と戦いの物語 Journey The Story of Miracles and Battles on the Ancient Arabian Peninsula eiga com in Japanese Archived from the original on June 24 2021 Retrieved June 25 2021 a b The Journey 2021 box office Box Office Mojo August 20 2022 Archived from the original on August 20 2022 Retrieved August 20 2022 a b Vivarelli Nick 24 February 2020 Saudi Animation Feature The Journey Secures Distribution in MENA and Japan Variety Archived from the original on 6 March 2021 Retrieved 2 March 2021 a b c d Mateo Alex 2 March 2021 Saudi Arabia s Manga Productions Toei Preview The Journey Film s Japanese Cast in Trailer Anime News Network Archived from the original on 11 March 2021 Retrieved 2 March 2021 a b c Promo released for joint Saudi Japanese anime The Journey Arab News 2 March 2021 Archived from the original on 13 April 2021 Retrieved 2 March 2021 a b Mateo Alex 2021 04 09 Saudi Arabia s Manga Productions Toei to Open The Journey Film in Japan on June 25 Anime News Network Archived from the original on 2021 10 28 Retrieved 2021 04 09 a b c Hodgkins Crystalyn April 19 2022 Crunchyroll to Stream Saudi Arabia s Manga Productions Toei s The Journey Film This Spring Anime News Network Archived from the original on April 19 2022 Retrieved April 19 2022 Mateo Alex 6 February 2020 Saudi Arabia s Manga Productions Toei Animation Finish The Journey Film Anime News Network Archived from the original on 28 February 2021 Retrieved 2 March 2021 The Journey Arabic Archived 2022 11 23 at the Wayback Machine VOX Cinemas The Journey Japanese Archived 2022 11 23 at the Wayback Machine VOX Cinemas The Journey Die Legende vom guten Dieb Archived 2022 11 23 at the Wayback Machine Movie Pilot The Journey Movie German Official Trailer Archived from the original on 2022 11 22 Retrieved 2022 11 23 Saudi anime The Journey is on streaming platform Crunchyroll Knowing Arabia Watching Arabia 2022 09 08 Archived from the original on 2022 11 24 Retrieved 2022 11 24 manga prd September 4 2022 The Journey is on streaming Tweet Retrieved 2022 11 24 via Twitter External links editOfficial website in Japanese The Journey Arabic VOX Cinemas The Journey Japanese VOX Cinemas The Journey Crunchyroll The Journey film at Anime News Network s encyclopedia The Journey at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Journey 2021 film amp oldid 1222207486, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
