Animation film "Moana and the Legend of the Sea" drew 3.6 million viewers and grossed 4.4 billion yen at the box office! 4D Screenings and Art Exhibitions underway also a Huge Success!

The animated film "Moana and the Legend of the Sea," which is currently in theaters, drew an audience of 3.6 million and grossed over 4.4 billion yen at the box office.




Moana and the Legend of the Sea" is the latest film from Disney Animation, which is still fresh in our minds after the historic success of "Anna and the Snow Queen" and "Zootopia". The film tells the story of the adventures of Moana, a 16-year-old girl who is destined to become a part of the ocean after an experience in her childhood, and who has the special power to be "loved by the ocean. The film is directed by the golden duo of Ron Clements and John Musker, the masters of "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin".
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As of April 9 (Sun.), it was announced that the film had drawn 3.6 million viewers in Japan and grossed over 4.4 billion yen at the box office. From April 8 (Sat.) to 20 (Thu.), 4DX/MX4D screenings are being held at 55 movie theaters nationwide (TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku, TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hill, etc.). Since this film is set on a southern island, the movie offers an immersive experience as if you are thrusting through the ocean with Moana and Maui, with splashes of water and wind blowing in time with the action of the ocean and waves during the adventure scenes on the big ocean, and the seats moving in linkage with the movement of the ship.

The Tokyo exhibition "Disney Art: The Magic of Life" (Daiba, Tokyo: National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation), which unravels the 90-year history of Walt Disney Animation from the birth of Mickey Mouse to the latest "Moana and the Legend of the Sea," will also open on April 8 (Saturday). The "Moana and the Sea of Legends" corner of the exhibition features sketches that director John Major Masker drew during his research trip to the Polynesian region, as well as concept art that has been exhibited for the first time in the world. The exhibition, which features rare original drawings and concept art from the film, is scheduled to tour Osaka, Niigata, and Sendai.


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