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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back

Animation · Comedy · Adventure · 2001

Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo.

Movie details

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back

2001 Animation · Comedy · Adventure 1h 30m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.8 / 10

1.9K votes

TMDB

8.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Keiichi Hara

Written by

Keiichi Hara

Akiko Yajima

Akiko Yajima

Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)

Miki Narahashi

Miki Narahashi

Misae Nohara (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Hiroshi Nohara (voice)

Yuko Mita

Yuko Mita

Child Hiroshi Nohara (voice)

Satomi Korogi

Satomi Korogi

Himawari Nohara (voice)

Masane Tsukayama

Masane Tsukayama

Ken (voice)

Ai Kobayashi

Ai Kobayashi

Chako (voice)

Court is in session

Put Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.