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Gurren Lagann the Movie – The Lights in the Sky Are Stars

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Alternative title:
Gurren Lagann The Movie 2: The Lights in the Sky are Stars
Gurren Lagann: Las luces en el cielo son estrellas (Spanish)
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Ragan-hen (Japanese)
劇場版 天元突破紅蓮螺巖 螺巖篇 (Chinese (Taiwan))
天元突破グレンラガン 螺巌篇 (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Seven years after the defeat of the spiral king, Simon and the Dai-Gurren brigade must set out to the vastness of space to defeat a new threat and save the universe.
User Ratings: 505 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 181 votes (sub:153, dub:16, raw:3, others:9
5 Spanish subtitled
3 Italian subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 118 votes (sub:105, dub:5, others:8
4 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Very good: 101 votes (sub:87, dub:11, Eng:1, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 56 votes (sub:49, dub:3, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Decent: 27 votes (sub:22, dub:3, ?:1, others:1
1 Italian subtitled
)
 So-so: 11 votes (sub:9, dub:1, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Not really good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Weak: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Bad: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1018 users, rank: #1212 (of 10145)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.550 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 1.5927, rank: #157 (of 10323)
Weighted mean: 8.449 (Very good+), rank: #183 (of 10323) (seen all: 8.45)
Bayesian estimate: 8.425 (Very good+), rank: #85 (of 7760)
Running time: 126 minutes
Vintage: 2009-04-25
Premiere date:
2009-04-25 (Japan)
2016-12-01 (AniFest Argentina)
2016-12-01 (AniFest Paraguay)
Release dates: We have 4
Opening Theme:
"Namida no Tane, Egao no Hana" (涙の種、笑顔の花) by Shoko Nakagawa
Insert song:
"Sorairo Days -Tengen Toppa EDITION -" (空色デイズ -天元突破EDITION-) by Shoko Nakagawa
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Gurren Lagann - Complete Box Set [+ CDs] [Import] (Blu-ray) 2013-06-26 (from $513.12)
    Gurren Lagann - Complete Blu-ray Disc Box (Blu-ray) 2017-08-08 (from $193.00)
    Gurren Lagann The Movie: Double Feature - [4K] (Blu-ray) 2024-07-02
    Gurren Lagann The Movie: Double Feature (Sub.Blu-ray) 2014-07-15
Blu-ray (Region B)
    Gurren Lagann - Complete Series [UK] [Ultimate Edition] (Blu-ray) 2014-10-20
    Gurren Lagann - Complete Series [UK] [Collector's Edition] (Blu-ray) 2017-02-13
    Gurren Lagann - Movie Collection [UK] (Sub.Blu-ray) 2017-02-20 (from $446.00)
DVD (Region 2)
    Gurren Lagann - Complete Series [UK] [Collector's Edition] (DVD) 2014-12-15 (from $130.00)
DVD (Region 1)
    Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars (Sub.DVD) 2010-08-06
    Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars [Limited Edition] (Sub.DVD) 2010-08-06 (from $248.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Series Composition: Kazuki Nakashima
Screenplay: Kazuki Nakashima
Storyboard: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Unit Director:
Masahiko Otsuka
Yutaka Uemura
Music: Taku Iwasaki
Original creator: Kazuki Nakashima
Character Design: Atsushi Nishigori
Art Director: Yuka Hirama
Animation Director:
Atsushi Nishigori (Characters)
Hiroyuki Imaishi (Mecha)
Mechanical design: Yoh Yoshinari
Sound Director: Tōru Nakano
Director of Photography: Toyonori Yamada

2nd Key Animation:
Ayumu Kotake
Natsuki Yokoyama
Ryota Hayazu
Assistant Director: Masahiko Otsuka
Color Coordination: Harumi Takahoshi
Color design: Harumi Takahoshi
Ending Animation: Tadashi Hiramatsu
Finish Check: Harumi Takahoshi
In-Between Animation:
Kana Shundo
Megumi Kouno
Shōta Iwasaki
Shōta Sannomiya
Tomoko Sugidomari
In-Between Check: Yasuhito Murata
Key Animation:
Akemi Hayashi
Akira Amemiya
Atsushi Nishigori
Chikashi Kubota
Fumiaki Kouta
Hirokazu Kojima
Hiroki Mutaguchi
Hironori Tanaka
Hiroyasu Oda
Hiroyuki Imaishi
Hitomi Hasegawa
Ikuo Kuwana
Itsuki Imazaki
Katsuzō Hirata
Keisuke Watanabe
Kenichi Yoshida
Kōichi Motomura
Nozomi Goto
Ryouji Masuyama
Satoshi Yamaguchi
Shingo Abe
Shingo Natsume
Shōko Nakamura
Shōko Nishigaki
Sushio
Tadashi Hiramatsu
Takashi Mukouda
Yoh Yoshinari
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Yuka Shibata
Yusuke Yoshigaki
License Manager: Takehiko Nishida
Music Performance: Aya Kyūragi (Trumpet)
Photography:
Daisuke Okumura
Yoshiko Kumagawa
Production Committee:
Keiko Nobuoka
Yuu Takahashi
Production Desk: Kazuya Masumoto
Setting Production: Hiromi Wakabayashi
Theatre Sales: Satoshi Negami
Tetsuya Kakihara as Simon
Yukari Fukui as Nia Teppelin

Daiki Nakamura as Dayakka Littner
Kana Asumi as Kiyal Bachika
Kana Ueda as Kinon Bachika
Katsuyuki Konishi as Kamina
Kishō Taniyama as Kittan Bachika
Marina Inoue as Yoko
Masaya Onosaka as Leeron Littner
Mitsuki Saiga as Rossiu
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Viral
Rina Satō as Kiyoh Littner
Shizuka Itō as Darry Adai
Takako Honda as Gimmy Adai

Chikara Ōsaka as Citizen C
Daisuke Kirii as
Aretenborough Koachicchi
Iraak Koeega
Gō Shinomiya as
Gabal Docker
Jorgun Bakusa
Haruhi Terada as Cybela Coutaud
Hina Sakurai as Citizen D
Jun Konno as Citizen I
Kouzou Douzaka as Balinbow Bakusa
Kozue Harashima as Citizen H
Megumi Yoshida as Citizen J
Miho Hino as Bokey
Moe Inui as Citizen B
Narushi Ikeda as Lordgenome
Nobuaki Kanemitsu as Citizen G
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Old Coco
Reo Kaminaga as Makken Jokin
Ryūnosuke Ōbayashi as Mayor of Yakou Village
Shizuka Itō as Boota
Shunzō Miyasaka as Citizen M
Takafumi Kawakami as Zorthy Kanai
Takahiro Mizushima as
Guimble Kite
Tetukan Littner
Takako Honda as Leyte Jokin
Takashi Hikita as Citizen L
Takashi Kondō as Kid Koeega
Takashi Oohara as Citizen E
Takaya Kamikawa as Anti-Spiral
Takayuki Sugō as Simon (old)
Tomoko Takeuchi as Citizen F
Yūichi Ishigami as Citizen A
Yukito Souma as Citizen K
Japanese companies
English staff
English cast
Translation: David Fleming
Executive producer: Yosuke Kodaka (Aniplex of America)
Producer:
Akiko Izumitani (Aniplex of America)
Eric P. Sherman

ADR Writer: Jalen K. Cassell
Associate producer: Lia Sato (Aniplex of America)
Audio Operations Supervisor: Ismael Yanez
Casting Director: Mami Okada
Co-Producer:
Mami Okada
Mio Moroe
Dialogue Editing:
Jonathan Jay Brannen
Keeley Pierson
Engineering Assistant: Mara Westgaard
Licensing:
Edward Ireton (Aniplex of America)
Hitomi Rhode (Aniplex of America)
Takashi Kimura (Aniplex of America)
Marketing:
Aiko Makino (Aniplex of America)
Anthony Foronda (Aniplex of America)
Shelby Tozier (Aniplex of America)
Siobhan Aamoth (Aniplex of America)
Packaging Design: Biff Butler
Production Assistant:
Alexandria Hill (Aniplex of America)
Ben Soonthornwacharin (Aniplex of America)
Production Coordination:
April Nicole Garner
Bryan Rainstein
Project Manager: Jessica Peace
Re-Recording Mixing: Patrick Rodman
Recording engineer:
John Shieh
Keeley Pierson
Sound Supervision: Patrick Rodman
Spotting: Tetsuya Fujita
Video Technical Director: Kevin Ross
Video Technician: Megumi M. Tsuji
Voice Direction:
Michelle Ruff
Tony Oliver
Website:
Karen Kamimura (Aniplex of America)
Shinji Yamasaki (Aniplex of America)
Bridget Hoffman as Nia Teppelin
Yuri Lowenthal as Simon

Brianne Brozey as Gimmy Adai
Christopher Smith as Kittan Bachika
Doug Stone as Dayakka Littner
G.K. Bowes as Kiyal Bachika
Johnny Yong Bosch as Rossiu
Karen Strassman as Kiyoh Littner
Kyle Hebert as Kamina
Mela Lee as Darry Adai
Michelle Ruff as Yoko Littner
Sam Regal as Viral
Stephanie Sheh as Kinon Bachika
Steven Jay Blum as Leeron

Amber Lee Connors as Cybela Coutaud
Crispin Freeman as Anti-Spiral
Cutter Garcia as
Gossiping Prisoner C
Kidd Coega
Dan Woren as
Gossiping Prisoner A
Zorthy Kanai
Derek Stephen Prince as
Aretenborough Cortitch
Rioting Civilian A
Doug Erholtz as Iraak Coega
G.K. Bowes as Frightened Student
Jamieson K. Price as Lordgenome
Joe Ochman as Gabal Docker
Julie Ann Taylor as
Boota
Leyte Jokin
Karen Strassman as
Boy
Daughter
Keith Silverstein as
Gossiping Prisoner B
Makken Jokin
Rioting Civilian B
Village Elder (stinger)
Liam O'Brien as Guinble Kite
Mela Lee as Anne Littner
Paul St. Peter as
Birdman
Jorgun Bakusa
Tony Oliver as
Balinbow Bakusa
Old Coco
Rioting Civilian C
Simon (Older)
Tetukan Littner
English companies
ADR Production: Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
DVD Authoring: Nightjar, LLC
Licensed by:
Anime Limited (UK & Ireland)
Aniplex of America
Subtitles: Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Spanish cast
Spanish staff
Translation: Paco Galindo (Spain dub)
Executive producer: Jorge Gabarró Frau (Selecta Visión)

ADR Engineer: Jorge García Bastidas (Spain dub)
Mix Engineer: Antonio Castillejo López (Spain dub)
Dario Torrent as Kamina (Spain dub)
Enric Puig as Simon (Spain dub)
Eva Andrés as Nia Teppelin (Spain dub)
Nina Romero as Yoko Littner (Spain dub)

Benja Figueres as Leeron Littner (Spain dub)
Carles Caparrós as Kittan Bachika (Spain dub)
Eva Bau as
Darry Adai (Spain dub)
Kiyoh Bachika (Spain dub)
Jorge Tejedor as Viral (Spain dub)
José Garcia Tos as
Anti-Spiral (Spain dub)
Dayakka Littner (Spain dub)
Rossiu Adai (Spain dub)
Rafael Ordóñez Arrieta as Lordgenome (Spain dub)
Rosa López as Kinon Bachika (Spain dub)
Silvia Cabrera as
Gimmy Adai (Spain dub)
Kiyal Bachika (Spain dub)

Benja Figueres as Kidd Coega (Spain dub)
Jorge Tejedor as Zorthy Kanai (Spain dub)
Rafael Ordóñez Arrieta as
Attenborough Cortitch (Spain dub)
Balinbow Bakusa (Spain dub)
Iraak Coega (Spain dub)
Jorgun Bakusa (Spain dub)
Rosa López as Cybela Coutaud (Spain dub)
Silvia Cabrera as Leite Jokin (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Distributor:
Madness Entertainment (AniFest Argentina 2016; AniFest Paraguay 2016)
Internet Streaming:
Filmin (Spain)
Netflix (Spain)
Licensed by: Selecta Visión (Spain)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Art Director: Paolo Torchetti

Assistant Director: Chiara Berti
Editing: Alex Corazza (DVD)
Editorial Director: Anna Marani
Encoding And Authoring: Luca Franciosi
Executive Director: Carlo Cavazzoni
General Manager: Mandy Mometti
Graphic Design:
Alessio Torricelli
Dionisia Lo Cascio
Francesco Avolio
Luana Alessi
Graphic Project: Alex Corazza (DVD)
Post Production: Luca Franciosi
Product Manager:
Alex Corazza
Michele Stagni
Project Manager: Valentina Marini
Quality Control: Riccardo Ajello
Subtitling: Alessandra Poggio (Ad Libitum)
Gabriele Patriarca as Simon
Valentina Favazza as Yoko
Vittorio Guerrieri as Kamina

Davide Lepore as Viral
Davide Perino as Rossiu Adai
Fabio Boccanera as Kittan Bachika

Nino Prester as Lordgenome
Italian companies
Adaptation: Ad Libitum
Distributor: Dynit
Dubbing: Cine Dubbing International
Internet Streaming: VVVVID
Post Production: Vegas Multimedia S.r.l.
Translation: Ad Libitum
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Netflix (Portugal)
Portuguese cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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