Sailor Moon R: The Movie
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| Japanese | 劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンＲ |
| Hepburn | Gekijōban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Āru |
| Directed by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
| Produced by | Iriya Azuma |
| Screenplay by | Sukehiro Tomita |
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Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi |
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Kotono Mitsuishi Aya Hisakawa Michie Tomizawa Emi Shinohara Rika Fukami Tōru Furuya Hikaru Midorikawa |
| Music by | Takanori Arisawa |
| Cinematography | Motoi Takahashi |
| Edited by | Yasuhiro Yoshikawa |
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| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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62 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Sailor Moon R: The Movie, known in Japan as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R: The Movie (劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンＲ Gekijōban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Āru?), is a 1993 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara and written by Sukehiro Tomita based on the Sailor Moon manga series written by Naoko Takeuchi. It takes its name from the second arc of the Sailor Moon anime, Sailor Moon R, as Toei Company distributed it around the same time. The events portrayed seem to take place somewhere in the very end of the series, as Chibiusa knows about the identities of the Sailor Guardians, the characters are in the present rather than the future, and Mamoru and Usagi are back together.
Japanese theaters featured a 15-minute short recap episode before the film titled Make Up! Sailor Soldier (メイクアップ!セーラー戦士 Meikuappu! Sērā senshi?).
The film debuted in Japanese theaters on December 5, 1993 and Pioneer Entertainment released it in the United States on February 8, 2000 as Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose. On January 13, 2017, Viz Media re-released the movie re-dubbed and uncut for the first time in American theaters. The Sailor Moon R: The Movie redub also included the English dubbed 15-minute short Make Up! Sailor Guardians.
Usagi and Chibiusa overhear two girls talking about the Sailor Guardians after they see a poster. As the girls debate over the smartest, most elegant, strongest, and the leader of the Sailor Guardians, Usagi grandly claims those titles for herself. Chibiusa shakes her head at Usagi's delusion. Clips appear from the debut of each Sailor Guardian, and that girl's image song plays in the background. When even Tuxedo Mask has been mentioned, and the girls are about to leave, Usagi butts in on their conversation and asks them directly about Sailor Moon. The girls give a series of glowing compliments about Sailor Moon, but unlike their analysis of the other Sailor Guardians, they also list her faults. After the girls leave, Usagi sarcastically apologizes for being a clumsy cry-baby and then bursts into exaggerated tears.
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