From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia First Squad
First Squad
First Squad: The Moment of Truth First Squad (Japanese: ファーストスクワッド Fāsuto
sukuwaddo, Russian: Пе́рвый отря́д, Perviy otryad) is a
joint animation project of Japan’s Studio 4°C and Russian
authors with Molot Entertainment. It won the Kommer-
sant newspaper’s prize.[2]
Plot
Set during the opening days of World War II on the
Eastern Front. Its main cast are a group of Soviet
teenagers with extraordinary abilities; the teenagers
have been drafted to form a special unit to fight the
invading German army. They are opposed by a
Schutzstaffel (SS) officer who is attempting to raise from
the dead a supernatural army of crusaders from the 12th-
century Order of the Sacred Cross (i.e. the Teutonic
Knights and enlist them in the Nazi cause. Most of the
teenage crew die, except for the protagonist Nadia. She is
taken to a secret Soviet lab that studies supernatural phe-
nomena, especially contacts with the dead. Nadia’s task
is to dive into the world of the dead for reconnaissance.
Kana ファースト・スクワッド There, in the Gloomy Valley, she meets her dead friends
Directed by Yoshiharu Ashino[1] and tries to persuade them to continue fighting.
The animation is interspersed with mockumentary
Produced by Eiko Tanaka "present day" sequences, where Soviet and German war
Aljosha Klimov
Misha Sprits
veterans, historians and psychologists comment real his-
torical events and the events of the plot as if they were
Written by Aljosha Klimov historical.
Misha Sprits
Starring Elena Chebaturkina
Ligalize’s video clip
Music by DJ Krush
On the eve of May 9, 2005, a video clip was released,
Cinematography João Da Costa Pinto based on the track "Наша с тобой победа" ("Our victo-
Sergey Akimov ry") by Russian rap artist Ligalize. The clip was directed
Kumiko Sakamoto by Daisuke Nakayama, produced by Michael Spritz and
Editing by João Da Costa Pinto Alexey Klimov and depicted an epic fight between Soviet
Sergey Akimov Pioneers and Nazi soldiers, with the German side in pos-
Kumiko Sakamoto session of mecha and various supernatural soldiers.
Studio Studio 4°C Among featured locations are famous Palace of Soviets
Molot Entertainment Film Company and Mayakovskaya metro station, Moscow.
Distributed by Molot Entertainment Film Company
Release date(s) May 13, 2009 (2009-05-13) (Cannes)
Motion picture
October 15, 2009 (2009-10-15) (Russia) In 2007, it was announced that motion picture titled First
Running time 73 minutes Squad - The Moment Of Truth[3] was in the works. Film is
produced by Studio 4°C and recently created for this pur-
Country Japan pose studio Molot Entertainment, distributed by Ame-
Russia
dia. Directed by Studio 4°C director and animator Yoshi-
Language Russian haru Asino, cowritten and produced by Michael Spritz,
Alexey Klimov, with Eiko Tanaka, featuring character de-
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velopment by Hirofumi Nakata, and music by Japanese [5] "FIRST SQUAD". Locarno. 2009-04-29.
musician DJ Krush. The film has been shown at Cannes http://www.pardo.ch/jahia/Jahia/home/film/
Film Festival,[4] Locarno Film Festival,[5] Fantasporto[6] cache/
and Fantasia film festival,.[7] On June 8, 2010, Anchor Bay bypass?appid=11456_34&appparams=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pardo
Entertainment announced that they will distribute the Retrieved 2009-09-04.
film in the United States through Manga Entertainment [6] "Lista de filmes - Fantasporto 2010". Jornal de
and L.A. based XYZ Films.[8] Notícias. http://jn.sapo.pt/Dossies/
dossie.aspx?content_id=1503295&dossier=Fantasporto.
References [7]
Retrieved 2010-02-28.
"First Squad: The Moment of Truth, MONTREAL
[1] [1] PREMIERE". Fantasia Festival. 2010-07-10.
[2] "4°C’s First Squad Wins Award at Moscow Int’l Fim http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/
Fest". Anime News Network. 2009-06-30. film_detail.php?id=11. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/ [8] "First Squad Moment Truth Acquired By Anchor
2009-06-30/4c-first-squad-wins-award-at-moscow- Bay". Mania.com. 2010-06-08.
intl-fim-fest. Retrieved 2009-10-11. http://www.mania.com/first-squad-moment-
[3] first-squad.com — official site truth-acquired-anchor-bay_article_123094.html.
[4] "Studio 4C Goes To War In Russia! Brand New
Trailer For Russian Anime FIRST SQUAD!". Twitch.
2009-04-29. http://twitchfilm.net/news/2009/04/
External links
studio-4c-goes-to-war-in-russia-brand-new-trailer- • Official website
for-russian-anime-first-s.php. Retrieved • First Squad at the Internet Movie Database
2009-09-04. • First Squad (OVA) at Anime News Network’s
Encyclopedia
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Squad&oldid=462209436"
Categories:
• 2009 films
• Japanese films
• Russian films
• Russian-language films
• Anime films
• Studio 4°C
• World War II films
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