One Piece The Movie: The Dead End Adventure
ONE PIECE THE MOVIE デッドエンドの冒険
Quick Facts
| Format | MOVIE |
| Status | Finished |
| Started | 2003-03 |
| Finished | 2003-03 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Episodes | 1 |
| Runtime | 95 min |
| Score | 7.2 / 10 |
| Popularity | #25,260 |
Synopsis
Short of money, Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates enter the Dead End Race, a clandestine competition in which pirate crews navigate a dangerous and unpredictable course for a substantial prize. The event brings them into contact with bounty hunter Shuraiya Bascùd and former Marine Gasparde, a ruthless pirate captain whose involvement suggests that the race is not what it appears to be.
The film is a self-contained, non-canonical adventure featuring the post-Alabasta crew, including Tony Tony Chopper and Nico Robin. Its setting and roster place it broadly between the Alabasta and Jaya portions of the television series. It is notable for adopting the scale and runtime of a full theatrical feature, combining a pirate race with a revenge drama and a conspiracy surrounding the competition.
Highlights
- Toei Animation produced the film under director Kōnosuke Uda, the original series director of the television anime.
- Yoshiyuki Suga wrote the screenplay, beginning a run that included several consecutive One Piece movies.
- The film opened in Japan on March 1, 2003, and grossed approximately ¥2 billion domestically.
- Its approximately 95-minute runtime made it the first full-length One Piece theatrical feature.
- It was the first One Piece movie to feature Nico Robin as a member of the Straw Hat crew.
- Actor and singer Miki Sakai guest-starred as Adelle Bascùd, while veteran actor Tarō Ishida voiced Gasparde.
- The film’s larger budget and extended action sequences distinguished it from the three shorter Spring Toei Anime Fair productions that preceded it.
- Kōhei Tanaka composed the score, which received a dedicated theatrical soundtrack release.
New Characters
SUPPORTINGGasparde
One PieceGeneral Gasparde (ガスパーデ将軍) is a former Marine turned pirate with a bounty of 95,000,000 Beri, mostly due to his betrayal of the World Government. Source: One Piece Wikia
SUPPORTINGShuraiya Bascud
One PieceShuraiya Bascùd is a character from the fourth One Piece movie, a bounty hunter who's after Gasparde to avenge the deaths of his parents and sister. He displays his abilitie
SUPPORTINGAdelle Bascud
One PieceAdelle Bascùd is a character that appears in the fourth movie. She was the assistant to the boiler man, Biera, (whom she calls 'Grandpa') on board Gasparde's ship. She used the nic
SUPPORTINGBiera
One PieceBiera was the stoker to the boiler on Gasparde's ship, the Salamander, though forced to do so to protect himself and Adelle Bascùd (who calls him 'Grandpa'). (source: One Piece wik
SUPPORTINGNeedless
One PieceNeedless is Gasparde's right-hand man, but despite being that Needless states that Gasparde is for him to kill, and he ignored his captain's orders not to damage the ship
SUPPORTINGWilly
One PieceWilly is a character from the fourth One Piece movie. He is a Grampus Fishman and the Captain of a crew of Fishmen that compete in the Dead End Race. He is an old rival of Arlong.
SUPPORTINGPogo
One PiecePogo is a character from the fourth movie. He is one of a duo of giants (similar to Dorry and Brogy) along with Bobby. They competed in the Dead End Race. (Source: One Piece wiki)
SUPPORTINGDrake
One PieceLieutenant Drake is a Marine officer stationed in G-8 Naval Base. He is often seen chasing after the Straw Hat Pirates during filler episodes and even movies. He has muttonchop sid
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