Air: The Motion Picture is a 2005 Japanese animated drama film directed by Osamu Dezaki and written by Makoto Nakamura based on the visual novel Air by Key. Originally, the film was set for a release date in autumn 2004, but was delayed; the film finally premiered in Japanese theaters on February 5, 2005. The film, animated by Toei Animation.
Before going to DVD, a thirty-minute sample of the film was streamed online by Animate between June 2 and June 16, 2005 two weeks later. The film was later sold on DVD and released in three editions: the Collector's Edition, the Special Edition, and the Regular Edition on August 5, 2005. The Air film was licensed for English language distribution by ADV Films and was released on December 11, 2007. The license of the film was transferred to FUNimation Entertainment in July 2008 who will continue to release the film in North America.
Voice Cast
| Role | Seiyū | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 文字 | Japanese | 文字 | English |
| Misuzu Kamio | 神尾 観鈴 | Tomoko Kawakami | 川上 とも子 | Monica Rial |
| Haruko Kamio | 神尾 晴子 | Aya Hisakawa | 久川 綾 | Luci Christian |
| Yukito Kunisaki | 国崎 往人 | Hikaru Midorikawa | 緑川 光 | Vic Mignogna |
| Kanna | 神奈 | Chinami Nishimura | 西村 ちなみ | Cynthia Martinez |
| Uraha | 裏葉 | Kikuko Inoue | 井上 喜久子 | Allison Sumrall |
| Ryūya | 柳也 | Nobutoshi Canna | 神奈 延年 | Jay Hickman |
| Keisuke Tachibana | 橘 敬介 | Shin'ichirō Miki | 三木 眞一郎 | John Gremillion |
| Hijiri Kirishima | 霧島 聖 | Yumi Tōma | 冬馬 由美 | Christine Auten |
| Potato | ポテト | Hiromi Konno | 今野 宏美 | Tiffany Grant |
| Yukito's Mother | 往人の母 | Yuko Nagashima | 永島 由子 | Shelley Calene-Black |
| Yaobikuni | 八百比丘尼 | Keiko Han | 潘 恵子 | Robin Terry |
| School Teacher | 学校の先生 | Michio Nakao | 中尾 みち雄 | Christopher Ayres |
| Misuzu's Classmate | 観鈴の同級生 | Aki Sasaki | 佐々木 亜紀 | Laura English |
| Misuzu's Classmate | 観鈴の同級生 | Kanako Tateno | 立野 香菜子 | Serena Varghese |
| Misuzu's Classmate | 観鈴の同級生 | Sayaka Maeda | 前田 沙耶香 | Robin Terry |
| Kid | 子供 | Noriko Yoshitake | 吉竹 範子 | |
| Kid | 子供 | Hisayo Yanai | 柳井 久代 | |
| Bus Driver | バス運転手 | John Swasey | ||
Additional Voices
- Allison Sumrall - Kids, Festival Crowd
- Charles Campbell - Weatherman, Guards, Drummers, Festival Crowd
- Christopher Ayres - Bartender Pops, Guards, Drummers, Festival Crowd
- John Gremillion - Guards, Drummers, Festival Crowd
- John Swasey - Guards, Drummers, Festival Crowd
- Josh Grelle - Cook, Guards, Drummers, Festival Crowd
- K.C. Jones - Sky, Bus Driver B, Guards, Drummers, Festival Crowd
- Luci Christian - Kids, Festival Crowd
- Mariela Ortiz - Kids, Festival Crowd
- Robin Terry - Phone Recording, Weatherwoman
- Serena Varghese - Kids, Festival Crowd
- Shannon Emerick - Dr. Phone, Kids, Festival Crowd
- Stephanie Wittels - Kano Kirishima, Kids, Festival Crowd
- Tiffany Grant - Kids, Festival Crowd