Thriller ·Animation ·Fantasy · Japan · 2012 · 2h 11m

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings

劇場版魔法少女まどか☆マギカ [前編] 始まりの物語

Director

Cast

Aoi Yuuki as Madoka Kaname (voice) Chiwa Saito as Homura Akemi (voice) Eri Kitamura as Sayaka Miki (voice) Kaori Mizuhashi as Mami Tomoe / Tatsuya Kaname (voice) Ai Nonaka as Kyoko Sakura (voice) Emiri Kato as Kyubey (voice)

Crew

Shinichiro Eto — Director of Photography Rie Matsubara — Editor Yuki Kajiura — Original Music Composer Gen Urobuchi — Screenplay Yoshinao Doi — Producer Osamu Hosokawa — Producer

Synopsis

Madoka Kaname, an ordinary middle-schooler, along with her best friend Sayaka Miki, are offered the chance to have any wish they want granted by the mysterious Kyubey, and become magical girls and fight witches. However, fellow magical girl Homura Akemi seems intent on stopping Madoka from becoming a magical girl at any cost. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings is a retelling of the first half of the TV anime series.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Yukihiro Miyamoto Director Akiyuki Shinbo Director Shinichiro Eto Director of Photography Rie Matsubara Editor Yuki Kajiura Original Music Composer Gen Urobuchi Screenplay Yoshinao Doi Producer Osamu Hosokawa Producer Atsuhiro Iwakami Producer Kozue Kananiwa Producer Hiroo Maruyama Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi Producer

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