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Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!

Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!

Animation · Action · Adventure · 2003

Naruto and his friends must get back a jug of stolen holy water from a band of higher class ninjas.

Movie details

Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!

2003 Animation · Action · Adventure 40m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.6 / 10

409 votes

TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

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Naruto and his friends must get back a jug of stolen holy water from a band of higher class ninjas.

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Masahiko Murata · Hayato Date

Written by

Katsuyuki Sumisawa

Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi

Naruto Uzumaki (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kakashi Hatake (voice)

Chie Nakamura

Chie Nakamura

Sakura Haruno (voice)

Noriaki Sugiyama

Noriaki Sugiyama

Sasuke Uchiha (voice)

Isshin Chiba

Isshin Chiba

Shibuki (voice)

Naoya Uchida

Naoya Uchida

Suien (voice)

Court is in session

Put Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! on trial.

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

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.