The Journey
Arabicالرحلة
Kanji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 Peninsula
Revised HepburnJānī Taiko Arabia Hantō de no Kiseki to Tatakai no Monogatari
Directed byKōbun Shizuno
Screenplay byAtsuhiro Tomioka
Story by
  • Shinji Shimizu
  • Peter Cooper
  • Essam Bukhary
  • Amr Almaddah
Produced byShinji Shimizu
Starringsee below
Cinematography
  • Takeo Ogiwara
  • Yo Izumitsui
Edited byMasao Yoshitake
Music byKaoru Wada
Production
companies
Distributed byToei Company (Japan)
VOX Cinemas (Saudi Arabia)
Crunchyroll (international)
Release dates
  • June 17, 2021 (2021-06-17) (Saudi Arabia)
  • June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25) (Japan)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Japan
  • Saudi Arabia
Languages
  • Japanese
  • Arabic
Budget$7 million
Box office$1,500,000 [2]

The Journey[lower-alpha 1] 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]

Premise

"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

Japanese voice cast

Arabic voice cast

English voice cast

Production

The Journey, which was based on Pre-Islamic History, is a joint collaboration which began in November 2017 between two animation studios; Manga Productions of Saudi Arabia and Toei Animation of Japan. This film 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 design for the film was done by Tatsuro Iwamoto and musical score was 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] The film finished production by February 2020.[8]

Release

Arabic release

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

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

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

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

Crunchyroll started to stream the film for North and South America, Asia and Europe on September 2, 2022.[7][13][14]

Reception

The Journey grossed $1,500,000 at the box office.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ (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')

References

  1. ↑ "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). Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "The Journey (2021) box office". Box Office Mojo. August 20, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Vivarelli, Nick (24 February 2020). "Saudi Animation Feature 'The Journey' Secures Distribution in MENA and Japan". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Mateo, Alex (2 March 2021). "Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions, Toei Preview The Journey Film's Japanese Cast in Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Promo released for joint Saudi-Japanese anime 'The Journey'". Arab News. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  6. 1 2 Mateo, Alex (2021-04-09). "Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions, Toei to Open The Journey Film in Japan on June 25". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  7. 1 2 3 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 19, 2022). "Crunchyroll to Stream Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions, Toei's The Journey Film This Spring". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ Mateo, Alex (6 February 2020). "Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions, Toei Animation Finish The Journey Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  9. ↑ The Journey (Arabic) VOX Cinemas
  10. ↑ The Journey (Japanese) VOX Cinemas
  11. ↑ The Journey - Die Legende vom guten Dieb Movie Pilot
  12. ↑ The Journey Movie | German Official Trailer
  13. ↑ "Saudi anime The Journey is on streaming platform Crunchyroll!". Knowing Arabia Watching Arabia. 2022-09-08.
  14. ↑ @manga_prd (September 4, 2022). "The Journey is on streaming" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-11-24 – via Twitter.
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