TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning
劇場版 TIGER & BUNNY -The Beginning-
Synopsis
Set on an alternative Earth, Superheroes are celebrities and a high rating TV show rates their achievements, awarding them points until an annual King of Heroes is crowned. Old-school hero Wild Tiger is assigned a new partner with very different views on the heroes role in society but soon a vigilante criminal presents them with a serious problem.
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Top Cast
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Hiroaki Hirata
Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger (voice)
Masakazu Morita
Barnaby Brooks Jr. (voice)
Taiten Kusunoki
Antonio Lopez / Rock Bison (voice)
Go Inoue
Keith Goodman / Sky High (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Nathan Seymour / Fire Emblem (voice)
Mariya Ise
Pao-Lin Huang / Dragon Kid (voice)
Shinichiro Ota
Mario (voice)
Yuhko Kaida
Agnes Joubert (voice)
Kiyoshi Katsunuma
Cain Morris (voice)
Riho Fushida
Mary Rose (voice)
Nobuaki Fukuda
Albert Maverick (voice)
Wataru Yokojima
Alexander Lloyds (voice)
Hiroshi Iwasaki
Doc Saito (voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Ivan Karelin / Origami Cyclone (voice)
Minako Kotobuki
Karina Lyle / Blue Rose (voice)
Rina Hidaka
Kaede Kaburagi (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Tomoe Kaburagi (voice)
Sayuri Sadaoka
Anju Kaburagi (voice)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yoshitomo Yonetani
- Screenplay & Story
- Masafumi Nishida
- Original Score
- Yoshihiro Ike
- Original Title
- 劇場版 TIGER & BUNNY -The Beginning-
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Production Studios
- SUNRISE, Bandai Visual, MBS, TOY'S FACTORY, Shochiku, T-JOY, Bandai, ADK
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yoshitomo Yonetani
Masafumi Nishida
Yoshihiro Ike
Haruhi Goto, Yui Tanaka
Hiroshi Okuda
Jun Takei, Yasuo Miyakawa, Kazutaka Akimoto, Kazuhiko Tamura, Kenji Oshiba
Department Leadership Roster
Yoshitomo Yonetani
Director
Haruhi Goto
Director of Photography
Yui Tanaka
Director of Photography
Yoshihiro Ike
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Okuda
Editor
Kazuhiko Tamura
Producer
Masafumi Nishida
Screenplay
Chinatsu Matsui
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
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International Certification Matrix
Interdit aux moins de 12 ans — 12+ only.
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Frequently Asked Questions About TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning
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What is TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning about?
Set on an alternative Earth, Superheroes are celebrities and a high rating TV show rates their achievements, awarding them points until an annual King of Heroes is crowned. Old-school hero Wild Tiger is assigned a new partner with very different views on the heroes role in society but soon a vigilante criminal presents them with a serious problem.
Who directed TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning?
TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning was directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani.
Who stars in TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning?
The principal cast of TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning includes Hiroaki Hirata, Masakazu Morita, Taiten Kusunoki, Go Inoue, Kenjiro Tsuda.
When was TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning released and how long is it?
TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 1h 28m.
Who composed the musical score for TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning?
The original motion picture soundtrack for TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning was composed by Yoshihiro Ike.
What is the age rating and content advisory for TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning?
TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning holds official age classifications: FR: 12 (Interdit aux moins de 12 ans — 12+ only.).