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Japanese | 劇場版「ああっ女神さまっ」 |
Hepburn | Gekijōban "Aa! Megami-sama!" |
Directed by | Hiroaki Gōda |
Produced by | Seiichi Horiguchi Kin'ya Watanabe Tsuyoshi Yoshida |
Screenplay by |
Michiko Yokote Yoshihiko Tomizawa |
Story by | Kōsuke Fujishima |
Starring |
Kikuko Inoue Masami Kikuchi Yumi Tōma Aya Hisakawa Rei Sakuma Hiroshi Yanaka Ayako Kawasumi |
Music by |
Nobuo Uematsu Shirō Hamaguchi |
Cinematography | Hisao Shirai |
Edited by | Toshio Henmi Yutaka Itō |
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Distributed by |
Walt Disney Pictures Shochiku |
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Running time
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100 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (劇場版「ああっ女神さまっ」 Gekijōban "Aa! Megami-sama!") is a 2000 Japanese animated film directed by Hiroaki Gōda, written by Michiko Yokote and Yoshihiko Tomizawa, animated by AIC and co-produced by Kodansha, Dentsu, Disney, Sega Enterprises, Pony Canyon, Nippon Shupan Hanbai, AIC, MOVIC and Shochiku, based on the manga of the same name by Kōsuke Fujishima. The film's theatrical release took place on October 21, 2000. It was also distributed by Shochiku in Japan. The film was licensed by Geneon Entertainment in the North America, MVM Films in the United Kingdom, and Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand.
The story takes place during the third spring since Belldandy's arrival. Celestin, a former mentor of Belldandy, is released by Morgan Le Fay, and erases all memories of Keiichi from Belldandy to use her as a virus to hack the Yggdrasil computer in the heavens.
Morgan le Fay heads to the Lunar Prison on the moon and releases the seal. She is able to make contact with a small mask that reveals that they must unite for their common goal.