Quick Facts
| Format | MOVIE |
| Status | Finished |
| Started | 2004-03 |
| Finished | 2004-03 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Episodes | 1 |
| Runtime | 95 min |
| Score | 6.7 / 10 |
| Popularity | #21,255 |
Synopsis
The Straw Hat Pirates arrive at Asuka Island while searching for the Shichiseiken, a legendary sword reputed to be both extraordinarily valuable and dangerously cursed. When Roronoa Zoro suddenly disappears and is later seen cooperating with a group of Marine swordsmen, the remaining crew becomes involved in a conflict between an isolated village, three sacred jewels, and the sword’s growing supernatural influence.
The non-canonical story uses the seven-member post-Alabasta Straw Hat lineup and sits broadly within the period before the Water 7 Saga, without fitting precisely into the manga’s continuity. Its central conflict connects Zoro to his childhood friend Saga, making the film the first theatrical entry to place Zoro’s history and ideals of swordsmanship at the center of the narrative.
Highlights
- Toei Animation produced the film under director Kazuhisa Takenouchi from a screenplay by Yoshiyuki Suga.
- It opened in Japanese theaters on March 6, 2004, and runs approximately 95 minutes.
- The film earned approximately ¥1.8 billion at the Japanese box office.
- Kabuki actor Shidō Nakamura guest-starred as Saga, with Ryōka Yuzuki voicing Maya.
- The story was the franchise’s first theatrical feature constructed primarily around Roronoa Zoro.
- Its supernatural sword mythology and unusually graphic opening distinguish it tonally from the preceding theatrical adventures.
- The movie was accompanied by the short One Piece: Take Aim! The Pirate Baseball King.
- The theme song “Ano Basho e” was performed by the Japanese duo Harebare.
New Characters
SUPPORTINGSaga
One PieceSaga (サガ) is the 'main antagonist' of the fifth movie. He's a childhood friend of Zoro's (both went to the same dojo together) and Maya's friend and possib
SUPPORTINGIzaya
One PieceShe lives on Asuka Island and is Maya's grandmother. Despite the fact she looks short, she is actually very tall when she stands up straight.
Episodes1 ep
No episodes published yet.