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Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress (movie)

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Alternative title:

Fuse

Fuse Teppō Musume no Torimonochō (Japanese)

Fuse: A Gun Girl's Detective Story

Fuse: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl

伏鉄砲娘の捕物帳 (Japanese)

Genres: fantasy

Themes: folklore, historical

Objectionable content: Intense

Plot Summary: Hamaji is a strong and independent girl who lives alone in a mountain. Surviving as a hunter just like her grandfather, she one day receives a letter from her brother who lives in Edo. He wants her help in hunting "fuse", half-human half-dog beings who consume human souls. Reaching the big city, she gets lost and ends up meeting Shino, a fuse.

User Ratings: 129 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 3 votes (sub:3)

Excellent: 17 votes (sub:16, others:1

1 Spanish subtitled

)

Very good: 37 votes (sub:36, others:1

1 Spanish subtitled

)

Good: 38 votes (sub:36, dub:1, raw:1)

Decent: 21 votes (sub:20, others:1

1 Spanish subtitled

)

So-so: 8 votes (sub:8)

Not really good: 3 votes (sub:3)

Weak: 2 votes (sub:2)

Bad: -

Awful: -

Worst ever: -

Seen in part or in whole by 194 users, rank: #3925 (of 9763)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.202 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.3605, rank: #2950 (of 9909)
Weighted mean: 7.190 (Good+), rank: #2839 (of 9909) (seen all: 7.19)
Bayesian estimate: 7.217 (Good+), rank: #2508 (of 7492)

Running time: 106 minutes

Vintage: 2012-10-20

Premiere date:

2012-10-20 (Japan)

Ending Theme:

"Chouchou Musubi" (蝶々結び; Butterfly Knot) by Chara

Insert song:

"Nokosareshi Mono no Uta" (のこされし者のうた; "Song for the One Left Behind") by Mariko Hamada

Official website:

映画「伏鉄砲娘の捕物帳」公式サイト (Japanese)

Review:

Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress [Premium Edition] Sub.Blu-Ray (Jun 10, 2014)

News: Show: 10 +26 unverified

North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 28-September 3 (Updated) (Aug 30, 2022)

Discotek Releases Lupin III vs. Detective Conan, Project A-ko 2, Aho Girl, Planet With, Fuse Anime on BD on August 30 (Jun 15, 2022)

Digital Media Rights' RetroCrush Anime Streaming Service Launches With Classic Anime Titles (Mar 30, 2020)

Streaming Service AsianCrush Adds Fusé, The Princess and the Pilot Films (Jul 22, 2019)

Right Stuf: Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress Anime Film Goes Out of Print (Dec 10, 2017)

Anime Limited News from MCM London Comic Con (Oct 23, 2015)

North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 4-10 (May 6, 2014)

NIS America Licenses Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress Anime Film (Feb 5, 2014)

Otomo's 'Combustible' Anime Short Wins Media Arts Award (Dec 13, 2012)

Fuse Anime Film's Promo Video Posted (Apr 27, 2012)

Interest:

Nana Mizuki Joins Fuse Anime Film Cast (Aug 13, 2012)

Press Release:

Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress Premium Edition Out Today (May 7, 2014)

Other article:

Shelf Life - Dog Days (May 12, 2014)

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Blu-ray (Region A)

Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress [Premium Edition] (Sub.Blu-ray) 2014-05-06 (from $59.95)

Fusé: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl (Sub.Blu-ray) 2022-08-30 (from $24.95)

Blu-ray (Region B)

Fusé: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl [UK] [Collector's Edition] (Sub.Blu-ray + DVD) 2016-03-07

DVD (Region 2)

Fusé: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl [UK] (Sub.DVD) 2016-03-07

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director: Masayuki Miyaji

Screenplay: Ichirō Ōkōchi

Storyboard: Masayuki Miyaji

Unit Director:
Daisuke Tokudo
Hiroshi Haraguchi

Music: Michiru Ōshima

Original creator: Kazuki Sakuraba (novel)

Art Director: Shunichiro Yoshihara

Chief Animation Director: Seiichi Hashimoto

Animation Director:
Aiko Wakatsuki
Atsushi Hasebe
Ayumi Kurashima
Hitomi Takechi
Ryousuke Sekiguchi
Tomohisa Shimoyama

Art design: Kaoru Aoki

Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera

Director of Photography: Takeshi Katsurayama

Producer:
Kazuaki Takahashi
Masayuki Otsuka
Yosuke Tsuruki

Character Setting: Seiichi Hashimoto

Color Coordination: Rie Katō

Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto

In-Between Animation:
Aika Hamamoto (Wish)
Asami Ōta (Wish)
Ayano Okitsu (Wish)
Erika Nishihara (Wish)
Hanako Egami (Wish)
Ikumi Nishimura (Wish)
Kaori Usui (Wish)
Katsuhisa Yamamoto (Wish)
Kimiko Nakagawa (Wish)
Konomi Satō (Wish)
Mai Teshima (Wish)
Mami Kuramoto (Wish)
Masashi Nishida (Wish)
Mayuko Yamamoto (Wish)
Miho Araki (Wish)
Momoko Aida (Wish)
Momoko Tamakoshi (Wish)
Natsuko Sadamoto (Wish)
Natsumi Yamashita (Wish)
Ranko Nakabayashi (Wish)
Sachiko Susa (Wish)
Takehiro Kishimoto (Wish)
Tomoyuki Yamashita (Wish)
Yasuo Ishii (Wish)
Yoko Matoba (Wish)
Yūsuke Suzuki (Wish)

Insert Song Performance: Mariko Hamada

Main Animator:
Kanako Maru
Kenji Hachizaki
Shigeru Kimishima

Music Performance:
Hideyo Takakuwa (Flute)
Jō Kishigami (Horn)
Jun Saitō (Bass)
Kanade Shishiuchi (Trombone)
Ken Okabe (Violin)
Osamu Iyoku (Violin)
Takahiro Yūki (Cello)
Tomoyuki Asakawa (Harp)
Toshiyuki Muranaka (Cello)
Yōsuke Niwa (Violin)

Original Story Supervisor: Yukiko Saitou

Sound Effects:
Naoto Yamatani
Sawako Nishi (Sound Box)
Shizuo Kurahashi (Sound Box)

Theme Song Performance: Chara (ED)

Visual Design: Okama

Mamoru Miyano as Shino

Minako Kotobuki as Hamaji

Atsushi Abe as Kōjō

Hideyuki Umezu as Aboshi

Hirofumi Nojima as Iesada Tokugawa

Hiroshi Kamiya as Makuwari

Hitori Gekidan as Yoshirō

Kanako Miyamoto as Meido

Katsuyuki Konishi as Dousetsu

Keiji Fujiwara as Hyakka Shōten shopkeeper

Kenji Hamada as Daikaku

Maaya Sakamoto as Funamushi

Nana Mizuki as Itezuru

Naoto Takenaka as Head Priest

Rokurō Naya as Zanaō

Utamaru Katsura as Takizawa Bakin

Chara as Omichi

Japanese companies

2nd Key Animation:
Asterism
FAI
Sakura Create
Studio Live
Telecom Animation Film

Animation Production: TMS Entertainment

Art Design: Bihou, Inc.

Art Design Cooperation: Kusanagi

Backgrounds: Bihou, Inc.

CG Animation: Graphinica

In-Between Animation: Wish

In-Between Cooperation:
Anime R
Anime Spot
Anitus Kōbe
diomedéa
feel.
Oh! Production
Snow Light Staff
Studio Gimlet
Studio Pastoral
Studio Victory
Sunshine Corporation

Paint: Wish

Paint Cooperation:
Animation Time
Anitus Kōbe
Be Loop
D-COLORS
DEFA
Eagle Nest
Studio Add
Studio Elle
Studio Gimlet
Studio OZ
Studio Road
T2 Studio

Photography: Asahi Production

Photography Cooperation:
Assez Finaud Fabric.
Bones Photography Dept.
M.S.C

Production:
Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc.
Bungeishunju
Fuse Production Committee
Keisei Electric Railway
Kids Station
Nippon Columbia
Q-Tec
Sotsu Co., Ltd.
TMS Entertainment
Tokyo Theatres
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
TV Tokyo

English companies

English staff

(none)

Distributor: Cinedigm

Internet Streaming:
Hoopla
Midnight Pulp
RetroCrush
Tubi TV

Licensed by:
Anime Limited (UK & Ireland)
Discotek Media (2022)
NIS America (Expired)

English cast

(none)

French staff

French companies

(none)

Distributor: @Anime

French cast

(none)

Portuguese staff

Portuguese companies

(none)

Dubbing Studio: Som de Vera Cruz

Licensed by: Animity

Portuguese cast

(none)

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