VIZ MEDIA AND ELEVEN ARTS DEBUT

BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE

IN OVER 80 MAJOR U.S. CITIES THIS OCTOBER

Action-Filled New Anime Adventure Features The Rebellious Son Of The Legendary Ninja Naruto Who Seeks To Become An Even Greater Ninja

San Francisco, CA, July 28, 2015 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, announces that it has partnered with Los Angeles-based film distribution company ELEVEN ARTS to present BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE in a series of exclusive theatrical engagements around the United States starting on October 10^th. Theatregoers will have a very special opportunity to catch the big-screen debut in over 80 cities, including New York, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and more!

Featuring the son of the world’s most popular ninja, BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE is executive produced by Masashi Kishimoto, the famed creator of the epic bestselling manga series (also published by VIZ Media) on which the film’s characters are based. BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE also features screenplay and character design by Kishimoto, and was directed by Hiroyuki Yamashita, with screenplay cooperation by Ukyou Kodachi; Chief Character Designers and Chief Animation Directors are Tetsuya Nishio and Hirofumi Suzuki.

BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE will be presented with original Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. For additional information and to purchase advance tickets, please visit: www.elevenarts.net.

In BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE, famed ninja, Naruto Uzumaki protects the Hidden Leaf Village as the Seventh Hokage, while Boruto, his troublesome son, resents his father's responsibilities that take his time away from him. Seeing this, Sasuke takes Boruto under his wing, while Sasuke's only daughter, Sarada, dreams of being Hokage one day. 

With Naruto as the Seventh Hokage, the Hidden Leaf Village plans to host the Chunin Exams to train new shinobi from the village and from their allied villages. Among the entrants are Sasuke's daughter, Sarada, Mitsuki, an exceptionally talented yet mysterious shinobi… and Boruto, Naruto's talented but impetuous son. Meanwhile, Sasuke who’s been on a mission in another dimension appears before Naruto to warn of a strange impending danger. Shrouded with an evil aura, Momoshiki and Kinshiki appear and attempt to assassinate Naruto. Petrified, Boruto is shielded by Naruto, only to disappear in front of Boruto's own eyes!

To view a trailer for BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exOSxoLjark

Cities confirmed to host BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE screenings include:

State	City	Theater
AZ	Tempe	Harkins Theatres - Valley Art
CA	Bakersfield	Valley Plaza 16
CA	Los Angeles	Downtown Independent
CA	Murrieta	Cal Oaks17
CA	Rohnert Park	Rohnert Park 16
CA	Sacramento	Tower Theater
CA	San Diego	Camel Mountain 12
CA	San Diego	Gaslamp 15
CA	San Francisco	New People
CO	Denver	Sie FilmCenter
CO	Littleton	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Littleton
DC	Washington	Angelika Pop-Up
DC	Washington	Mosaic Theater Company
HI	Honolulu	Ward Stadium 16
IA	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Galaxy 16 Cine
IL	Bloomington	Bloomington Galaxy 14 Cinema
IL	Chicago	Music Box
IL	O’Fallon	O’Fallon 15 Cine
MI	Bloomfield	The Maple Theater
MI	Kalamazoo	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Kalamazoo
MN	Rochester	Rochester Galaxy 14
MO	Cape Girardeau	Cape West 14 Cine
MO	Chesterfield	Chesterfield Galaxy 14 Cine
MO	Kansas City	Alamo Drafthouse Main Street
MO	Springfield	Campbell 16 Cine
MO	St Peters	Mid Rivers 14 Cine
MO	St. Louis	Ronnies 20 Cine
MO	St. Charles	St. Charles Stadium 18 Cine
NJ	Manville	Manville 12 Plex
NM	Albuquerque	The Guild Cinema
NY	Douglaston	Movie World Cinemas
NY	New York	Village East Cinema
NY	Yonkers	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Yonkers
OH	Cleveland	Cleveland Cinemas – Cedar Lee
OH	Columbus	Gateway Film Center
OK	Broken Arrow	Warren Theatre
OR	Portland	Hollywood Theater
PA	Pittsburgh	Hollywood Theater
TN	Memphis	Malco Theaters
TX	Austin	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Ritz
TX	Dallas	Angelika Film Center & Café - Dallas
TX	Dallas	Angelica Plano
TX	Houston	Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park
TX	Katy	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mason Park
TX	Lubbock	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Lubbock
TX	San Antonio	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Westlakes
UT	Sandy	Megaplex Theatres - Jordan Commons
VA	Fairfax	Angelika Film Center & Café - Mosaic
VA	Ashburn	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema One Loudoun
VA	Winchester	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Winchester
WA	Seattle	Grand Illusion

For more information on NARUTO anime, manga and feature film titles, please visit: viz.com/naruto.

About ELEVEN ARTS:

ELEVEN ARTS is the Los Angeles based film distribution company that has brought many acclaimed Japanese films, live-action and animated features, to North American audiences. ELEVEN ARTS’s major live-action titles include Japan Academy Awards winner Memories of Tomorrow (starring Ken Watanabe) and Oscar nominated director (with The Twilight Samurai in 2004) Yoji Yamada’s samurai film Love and Honor. ELEVEN ARTS is also a respected distributor of popular animation titles such as the Evangelion franchise, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, K Missing Kings, and Short Peace. For additional information, go to www.elevenarts.net.

About VIZ Media, LLC

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan.  Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and ONE PIECE, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages.  VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products.  Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.

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