Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie: Syaoran's Beginning (劇場版カードキャプターさくら：小狼の始まり Gekijō-ban kādokyaputā sakura: Ou no hajimari) is a spinoff anime film and a prequel to the anime television series adaptation of Clamp's Cardcaptor Sakura. The animation was produced by Madhouse, while it was directed by Morio Asaka and written by Nanase Ōkawa (Clamp's head writer).
Story/Plot[]
Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie: Syaoran's Beginning is set before the events of Cardcaptor Sakura: Season 1.
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Cast/Characters[]
Regular Characters[]
| Characters | Voice actor (Japanese) | Voice actor (Engilsh, Nelvana's Cardcaptors dub) | Voice actor (Engilsh, Bang Zoom! Entertainment/Pioneer/Geneon) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syaoran Li | Motoko Kumai | Rhys Huber | Mona Marshall |
| Meiling Li | Yukana Nogami | Nicole Oliver | Julie Maddalena |
| Fuutie Li | Yuriko Yamaguchi | (TBA) | (TBA) |
| Shiefa Li | Chiyako Shibahara | (TBA) | (TBA) |
| Fanren Li | Rika Wakusawa | (TBA) | (TBA) |
| Feimei Li | Sachiko Sugawara | (TBA) | (TBA) |
| Yelan Li | Kikuko Inoue | Stevie Vallence | (TBA) |
| (TBA) | (TBA) | (TBA) | (TBA) |
Guest Characters[]
| Characters | Voice actor (Japanese) | Voice actor (English, Nelvana's Cardcaptors dub) | Voice actor (English, Bang Zoom! Entertainment/Pioneer/Geneon) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Thief | Naoki Tatsuta (never speaks) |
Naoki Tatsuta (never speaks/same as Japanese) Frank Welker (a few voice chips for him) |
Naoki Tatsuta (never speaks/same as Japanese) |
| Red (Common Toad) | Bin Shimada | Billy West | (TBA) |
| Yellow (Tree Frog) | Nobuo Tobita | David Gasman | (TBA) |
Production[]
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Soundtrack[]
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Bonus art[]
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Box Office and Reception[]
Box office[]
In Japan, the film was successful at the box office, Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie: Syaoran's Beginning earned $9,086,738 on its opening day. During its first weekend, it grossed $21,026,578 and went on to generate a total of $40,654,94 since its launch in 2,033 theaters in Japan, averaging to about $10.189 per venue over the three-day span. It also held the record for being the animated feature with the highest opening weekend in October, which would be broken a few weeks later by Toy Story 2. (TBA).
Reviews[]
Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie: Syaoran's Beginning was very well received from both fans and critics. (TBA).
Cardcaptors The Movie: The Origin Of Li Showron (Nelvana's Cardcaptors Dub)[]
According to Nelvana saw the film and decided to do an American version (just like the Cardcaptors dub and even the first film's dub). On February 15, 2001, the film was released in both North America/United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia as Cardcaptors The Movie: The Origin Of Li Showron, and was produced by Nelvana. and distributed by Miramax films (North America/United States and United Kingdom only) and Contender Entertainment Group (Canada and Australia only). In the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia versions, where fans are familiar with Nelvana's Cardcaptors series and while some audiences are almost unfamiliar with the series, the majority of original Japanese voices have been dubbed over by the same cast from Nelvana's Cardcaptors dub and while other voices have been dubbed over by a few celebrities more familiar to both the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, such as Rhys Huber (Syaoran Li/Li Showron), Nicole Oilver (Meiling Li/Meilin Rae), Billy West (Red the Common Toad) and David Gasman (Yellow the Tree Frog). (WIP).
Only one original Japanese voice remained is has to be Naoki Tatsuta himself (The voice of Ghost Thief in the film) (Although Frank Welker voices a few sound chips when Ghost Thief screams and such, which were not in the original japanese release). (WIP).
The dub verison of the film featured a new soundtrack composed by both John Du Prez and Eric Chevalier for the film, and while it still featured a new musical soundtrack composed by Lenz Entertainment and edited by Peter Branton, Anthony Crea and Daniel Fernandez. (WIP).
Media releases[]
Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie: Syaoran's Beginning was released on VHS, LD and DVD in Japan by Bandai Visual on April 20, 2000. The film was re-released on January 20, 2001 on VHS, July 20, 2007 on DVD in a five-disc set with Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie: Sakura's Sidestory, Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie: Meiling's Sidestory, Meiling's Sidestory 2 and Syaoran's Sidestory: Return To Hong Kong, and on February 18, 2010 on DVD.
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Trivia[]
- Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie: Syaoran's Beginning was released in October 18, 1999 two months after the first Cardcaptor Sakura movie's release.
- The Cardcaptors dub verison of Syaoran's Beginning is the only film got a theatrical release in both the North America/United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia unlike the first Cardcaptor Sakura's first movie's English dub.
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