Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher
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| Japanese | アベンジャーズ コンフィデンシャル: ブラック・ウィドウ & パニッシャー |
| Hepburn | Abenjāzu Konfidensharu: Burakku Widō & Panisshā |
| Directed by | Kenichi Shimizu[1] |
| Produced by | Taro Morishima |
| Screenplay by | Mitsutaka Hirota[1] |
| Story by | Marjorie Liu[1] |
| Starring |
Miyuki Sawashiro Tesshō Genda Hideaki Tezuka Hiroki Tōchi Masashi Sugawara |
| Music by | Tetsuya Takahashi |
| Cinematography | Kenji Fujita |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment[2] |
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Running time | 83 minutes[3] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $1.1 million[4] |
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (アベンジャーズ コンフィデンシャル: ブラック・ウィドウ & パニッシャー Abenjāzu Konfidensharu: Burakku Widō & Panisshā) is a 2014 direct-to-video anime film by Madhouse. The film is produced by SH DTV AC BW&P Partners, another partnering of Marvel Entertainment with Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and Madhouse, following up on the Marvel Anime series. The film was released in North America on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital on March 25, 2014.[2][3]
Plot
Punisher is taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody after interfering in a S.H.I.E.L.D. secret mission. In exchange for his release, the Punisher and the Black Widow are teamed up to take down the terrorist organization Leviathan who plans to auction stolen S.H.I.E.L.D. technology.[1][2]
Cast
| Role | Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | Miyuki Sawashiro | Jennifer Carpenter |
| Frank Castle / Punisher | Tesshō Genda | Brian Bloom |
| Elihas Starr / Egghead | Hiroki Tōchi | Grant George |
| Orion | Masashi Sugawara | J.B. Blanc |
| Cain | Ryūzaburō Ōtomo | Kyle Hebert |
| Tony Stark / Iron Man | Keiji Fujiwara | Matthew Mercer |
| Amadeus Cho | Daisuke Namikawa | Eric Bauza |
| Maria Hill | Junko Minagawa | Kari Wahlgren |
| Clint Barton / Hawkeye | Shūhei Sakaguchi | Matthew Mercer |
| Bruce Banner / Hulk | Yuichi Karasuma | Fred Tatasciore |
| Ren | Hisashi Izumi | |
| Nick Fury | Hideaki Tezuka | John Eric Bentley |
In addition, Thor, War Machine, Captain Marvel, Grim Reaper, Graviton, Griffin, Taskmaster, Count Nefaria, and Baron Zemo also appear in uncredited roles.
Crew
- Jamie Simone - Casting and Voice Director
Featurettes
The discs has two featurettes: "Espionage and Punishment" and "The Vigilante Vs. The Spy", while the Blu-ray has an additional bonus, the Conceptual Art Gallery. "Espionage and Punishment " shows the adaptation of the characters to anime and a "making of" the film including early concept art and storyboards. "The Vigilante Vs. The Spy" profiles Frank Castle (The Punisher) and Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow).[3][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 McMillan, Graeme (January 21, 2014). "'Avengers Confidential' Offers Black Widow Some Time in the Spotlight". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Busis, Hillary (January 21, 2014). "'Marvel's Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher': See the trailer here! EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Gallagher, Brian (January 22, 2014). "Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher Trailer!". MovieWeb. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Avengers Confidential Black Widow & Punisher Video Sales". the-numbers.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ Vejvoda, Jim (January 22, 2014). "Black Widow and The Punisher Team For Animated Feature Film". IGN. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher at the Internet Movie Database
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