List ofDigimonfilms
1999Digimon Adventure
2000Our War Game!
Hurricane Touchdown!!
Digimon Grand Prix!
Digimon: The Movie
2001Revenge of Diaboromon
Battle of Adventurers
2002Runaway Locomon
Island of Lost Digimon
2003
2004
2005Digital Monster X-Evolution
2006The Digital World in Imminent Danger!
Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015Tri. 1: Reunion
2016Tri. 2: Determination
Tri. 3: Confession
2017Tri. 4: Loss
Tri. 5: Coexistence
2018Tri. 6: Future
2019
2020Last Evolution – Kizuna
2021
2022
2023The Beginning

Several films have been released in theDigimonfranchise. Of those films, two short films animated completely in CGI have never been screened outside Japan, whileDigital Monster X-Evolution,which was not related to any of theDigimontelevision series, was first broadcast on television. The other films are primarily hand-drawn and related to the television series. The first three films were localized into English and compiled into a single film,Digimon: The Movie.Subsequent films up toDigimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimonwere also released in English as well. TheDigimon Adventure tri.film series, whose films are streamed worldwide with English subtitles on the same day as they were released in Japanese theaters, were also later released in dubbed versions outside Japan.

Digimon Adventurefilms

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Digimon Adventure

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Digimon Adventureis the firstDigimon Adventurefilm. It was released in Japan on March 6, 1999.[1]It was released in the United States on October 6, 2000, as the first part ofDigimon: The Movie.

Our War Game!

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Digimon Adventure: Our War Game![2]is the secondDigimonfilm. It was released in Japan on March 4, 2000.[3]It was released in the United States on October 6, 2000, as the second part ofDigimon: The Movie.

Hurricane Touchdown!!

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Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown!!
Japanese name
Kanjiデジモンアドベンチャー02: デジモンハリケーン thượng lục / siêu tuyệt tiến hóa!! Hoàng kim のデジメンタル
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnDejimon Adobenchā Zero Tsū: Dejimon Harikēn Jouriku!! / Chouzetsu Shinka!! Ougon no Digimentaru
Directed byShigeyasu Yamauchi
Written byReiko Yoshida
Produced by
  • Makoto Toriyama
  • Makoto Yamashina
  • Hiromi Seki
Starring
Music byTakanori Arisawa
Release date
  • July 8, 2000(2000-07-08)
Running time
65 minutes
Box office$18.8 million

Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown!!(デジモンアドベンチャー02 tiền biên ・デジモンハリケーン thượng lục!!/ hậu biên ・ siêu tuyệt tiến hóa!! Hoàng kim のデジメンタル,Dejimon Adobenchā Zero Tsū Zenpen · Dejimon Harikēn Jouriku!! / Kōhen · Chouzetsu Shinka!! Ougon no Digimentaru,lit.'Digimon Adventure 02: Part 1 – Digimon Hurricane Landing!! / Part 2 – Supreme Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals')is a 2000 film and the thirdDigimonmovie, released for the Toei Animation Summer 2000 Animation Fair. It was released in Japan on July 8, 2000.[4]The film was screened in two parts, withOjamajo Doremi#: The Moviescreening in between. The film's ending theme song is "Stand By Me ~Hitonatsu no Bōken~"(スタンド・バイ・ミー~ひと hạ の mạo 険~,Sutando Bai Mī ~Hitonatsu no Bōken~)byAiM.[5]It was released in the United States on October 6, 2000, as the third part ofDigimon: The Movie.The events of the film take place during the second season ofDigimon Adventure 02.

While T.K. and Kari visit Mimi in New York City, Wendigomon captures Tai, Matt, Sora, Izzy, Mimi, and Joe. The two enlist Davis, Yolei, Cody, and their Digimon to come to the United States to fight him. On the way, Davis and the others meet Willis(ウォレス,Wallace),an American DigiDestined partnered with Terriermon. Willis reveals that he had two Digimon partners, the other being Kokomon(チョコモン,Chocomon),who had been corrupted by a virus. During battle, T.K. and Kari's Digimon, Seraphimon and Magnadramon, unlock two golden Digi-eggs for Davis and Willis to use, which Golden Armor Digivolves their partners into Magnamon and Rapidmon. The two defeat Wendigomon, allowing the older DigiDestined to return, and Davis' group returns to Japan. On the way home, Willis finds Kokomon's Digi-egg on the beach.

In the Japanese and uncut English versions, Willis only appeared inDigimon Hurricane Touchdown!!(the basis for the segment "Present Day" inDigimon: The Movie) and had no connection to the events depicted inDigimon Adventure( "Eight Years Ago" ) norOur War Game!( "Four Years Later" ). The 2000 English version rewrote Willis' backstory to include his involvement with Diaboromon to connect the films together.[6]

In July 2023,Discotek Mediaannounced plans to release bothDigimon: The Movieand the individual films. The films were given new dubs featuring surviving members of the original cast, includingBrian Donovan,Doug Erholtz,andLara Jill Miller,as well as new cast members.[7]It was released on December 17, 2024.[8]

Cast

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Character name Voice actor
Japanese English Japanese English
Fox Family Worldwide/Saban
(2000)
Sound Cadence/Discotek
(2024)
Daisuke Motomiya Davis Motomiya Reiko Kiuchi Brian Donovan
V-mon Veemon Junko Noda Derek Stephen Prince
Steve Blum(Flamedramon/Raidramon/Magnamon)
Miyako Inoue Yolei Inoue Rio Natsuki Tifanie Christun Jessica Peterson
Hawkmon Hawkmon Kōichi Tōchika Neil Kaplan
Steve Blum(Poromon)
Iori Hida Cody Hida Megumi Urawa Philece Sampler Madeline Dorroh
Armadimon Armadillomon Robert Axelrod
Dave Mallow(Upamon)
Tom Fahn(Digmon)
Wayne Grayson
Tom Fahn(Digmon)
Hikari Yagami Kari Kamiya Kae Araki Lara Jill Miller
Tailmon Gatomon Yuka Tokumitsu Edie Mirman
Takeru Takaishi T.K. Takaishi Taisuke Yamamoto Doug Erholtz
Wendee Lee(young)
Patamon Miwa Matsumoto Laura Summer
Dave Mallow(Angemon/Seraphimon)
Laura Summer
Bradley Gareth(Angemon/Seraphimon)
Wallace Willis Nami Miyahara Bob Glouberman
Terriermon Aoi Tada Mona Marshall
Michael Sorich(Gargomon)
Lex Lang(Rapidmon)
Chocomon Kokomon Mamiko Noto(young)
Tomomichi Nishimura
Wendee Lee(young)
Paul St. Peter
Wendee Lee(young)
Paul St. Peter
Cherami Leigh(Lopmon)
Taichi Yagami Tai Kamiya Toshiko Fujita Joshua Seth
Sora Takenouchi Yūko Mizutani Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Yamato Ishida Matt Ishida Yūto Kazama Michael Reisz
Kōshirō Izumi Izzy Izumi Umi Tenjin Mona Marshall
Mimi Tachikawa Ai Maeda Elsie Lovelock
Jō Kido Joe Kido Masami Kikuchi Eli Farmer

A third English version, produced in Hong Kong and aired inDisney XD (Asia),features unknown voice actors.

Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!

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Digimon Grandprix!
Japanese name
Kanjiデジモンアドベンチャー3D デジモングランプリ!
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnDejimon Adobenchā Gurandopuri!
Directed byMamoru Hosoda
Written byAtsushi Maekawa
Music byTakanori Arisawa
Release date
  • July 20, 2000(2000-07-20)
Running time
7 minutes

Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!(デジモンアドベンチャー3D デジモングランプリ!,Dejimon Adobenchā 3D Dejimon Gurandopuri!) is a 7-minute CG film produced byToei Animationthat was originally screened at the Time Machine of Dreams theme park attraction atSanrio Purolandfrom July 20, 2000 to June 23, 2002, and Harmonyland. It made its theatrical debut on October 3, 2009, alongsideDigimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!,GeGeGe no Kitaro: Kitaro's Ghost TrainandYaemon, The Locomotiveas part of the Burst Out! 3D Toei Anime Festival.[9]It was released on DVD along with the other three films on February 21, 2010, under the name "CG Toei Anime Festival" and was later included on a bonus disc in the Digimon THE MOVIES Blu-ray 1999–2006 compilation, released on January 9, 2015.

Digimon: The Movie

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Digimon: The Movie
Directed byMamoru Hosoda
Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Written byBob Buchholz
Jeff Nimoy
Produced byTerri-Lei O'Malley
CinematographyShigeru Ando
Edited byGary Friedman
Douglas Purgason
Music byUdi Harpaz
Amotz Plessner
Release date
  • October 6, 2000(2000-10-06)
Running time
88 minutes
Budget$5 million
Box office$16.6 million

Digimon: The Movieis a compilation film with footage from the featurettesDigimon Adventure(1999),Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!(2000), andDigimon Adventure 02: Part 1: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!!/Part 2: Supreme Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals(2000). It was released in the U.S. and Canada byFox Kidson October 6, 2000.

Revenge of Diaboromon

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Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon
Directed byTakahiro Imamura
Jeff Nimoy(English version)
Written byReiko Yoshida
Produced byHideki Yamashita
Makoto Shibazaki
Masaki Miyauchi
Tan Takaiwa
Tsutomu Tomari
Hiroyuki Sakurada
Music byTakanori Arisawa
Release dates
  • March 3, 2001(2001-03-03)(Japan)
  • August 5, 2005(2005-08-05)(US)
Running time
29 minutes
Box office3,000,000,000 yen ($37.6 million)

Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon(デジモンアドベンチャー02: ディアボロモンの nghịch tập,Dejimon Adobenchā Zero Tsū: Diaboromon no Gyakushū)is the fourthDigimonfilm. It was released in Japan on March 3, 2001,[10]later released in the United States on August 5, 2005. Along withOne Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure,the fourth Digimon film was shown as a double feature, which was called theTōei Spring Anime Fair 2001.In total, they earned 3,000,000,000 Japanese yen.

Taking place three months duringDigimon Adventure 02,the DigiDestined discover the return of Diaboromon. Tai, Matt, T.K. and Kari head to the Internet, where Diaboromon lures them into a trap. A swarm of Kuramon (Diaboromon's fresh form) appear and invade the Real World. Kuramon merges with Diaboromon to create a Super Ultimate level called Armageddemon. Though Omnimon and Imperialdramon fail to stop it, he gives his energy to Imperialdramon Fighter Mode, powering him up to Paladin Mode. Using his Omni Sword attack, Imperialdramon defeats Armageddemon, splitting him back up into Kuramon. With the power of the Digivices and cell phones, the Omni Sword is powered up, sending Kuramon back into the computer.

Cast

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Character name Voice actor
Japanese English Japanese English
Studiopolis(2005)
Daisuke Motomiya Davis Motomiya Reiko Kiuchi Brian Donovan
V-mon Veemon Junko Noda Derek Stephen Prince
Ken Ichijouji Romi Paku
Wormmon Naozumi Takahashi Paul St. Peter
Diablomon Diaboromon
Miyako Inoue Yolei Inoue Rio Natsuki Tifanie Christun
Hawkmon Kōichi Tōchika Jeff Nimoy
Steve Blum(Poromon)
Mimi Tachikawa Ai Maeda Philece Sampler
Iori Hida Cody Hida Megumi Urawa
Upamon Dave Mallow
Hikari Yagami Kari Kamiya Kae Araki Lara Jill Miller
Tailmon Gatomon Yuka Tokumitsu Edie Mirman
Takeru Takaishi T.K. Takaishi Taisuke Yamamoto Doug Erholtz
Patamon Miwa Matsumoto Bridget Hoffman
Dave Mallow(Angemon)
Taichi Yagami Tai Kamiya Toshiko Fujita Jason Spisak
Kōshirō Izumi Izzy Izumi Umi Tenjin Mona Marshall
Jō Kido Joe Kido Masami Kikuchi Michael Lindsay
Yamato Ishida Matt Ishida Yūto Kazama Michael Reisz
Sora Takenouchi Yūko Mizutani Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Agumon Chika Sakamoto Tom Fahn
Gabumon Mayumi Yamaguchi Jeff Nimoy
Tentomon Takahiro Sakurai
Omegamon Omnimon Lex Lang
Jeff Nimoy
Paildramon Junko Noda
Naozumi Takahashi
Derek Stephen Prince
Paul St. Peter

A second English version, produced in Hong Kong and aired onDisney XD (Asia),features an unknown voice cast.

Digimon Adventure tri.series

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Digimon Adventure tri.is a six-part film series, taking place three years after the events ofDigimon Adventure 02.When mysterious occurrences cause infected Digimon to appear in the real world, the original DigiDestined members face the changes that are happening in their own lives.Reunionwas released in Japan on November 21, 2015, with an English dub version to be released in September 2016,Determinationwas released in Japan on March 12, 2016, andConfessionreleased on September 24, 2016.Losswas released on February 25, 2017,Coexistencewas released on September 30, 2017, andFuturewas released on May 5, 2018.[11]

Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution – Kizuna

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Logo ofDigimon Adventure: Last Evolution – Kizuna

Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution – Kizunais a film to directed byTomohisa Taguchi,written by Akatsuki Yamatoya, and animated byYumeta Company.Toei Animationis produced the movie. It marked the 20th anniversary of the debut ofDigimon Adventureand was released in Japan on February 21, 2020.[12]

Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning

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Digimon Tamersfilms

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Battle of Adventurers

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Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurersis the fifthDigimonfilm. It was released in Japan on July 14, 2001.[13]It was released in the United States on September 16, 2005.

Runaway Locomon

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Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomonoriginally released in Japan asDigimon Tamers: Runaway Digimon Express,is the sixthDigimonfilm.[14]It was released in Japan on March 2, 2002. It was released in the United States on October 2, 2005.

Chiaki Konaka states in his character notes (for Rika) that he "was not consulted" onRunaway Locomon,which possibly explains certain continuity errors. On this he also says: "However,...Mr. Tetsuharu Nakamura [the director], [who was] an assistant director of the TV series... [and] Mr. Hiro Masaki,... a regular writer for the series... paid a great deal of attention to the psychological aspects of the series when completing the movie... I am very grateful to them for boldly illustrating the parts of Rika's family life that the TV series never explored."[citation needed]

Digimon Frontierfilms

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Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon

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Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimonoriginally released in Japan asDigimon Frontier: Ancient Digimon Revival(デジモンフロンティア: Cổ đại デジモン phục hoạt!!,Dejimon Furontia Kodai Dejimon Fukkatsu!!)is the seventhDigimonfilm.[15]It was released in Japan on July 20, 2002. It was released in the United States on November 27, 2005.

Digimon Data Squad(Savers) films

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The Digital World in Imminent Danger!

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Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!
Japanese name
Kanjiデジモンセイバーズ3D デジタルワールド nguy cơ イッパツ!
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnDejimon Saibāzu 3D: Dejitaru Wārudo Kiki Ippatsu!
Directed byNakamura Tetsuharu
Music byTakanori Arisawa
Release date
  • July 8, 2006(2006-07-08)
Running time
7 minutes

Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!(デジモンセイバーズ3D デジタルワールド nguy cơ イッパツ!,Dejimon Saibāzu 3D Dejitaru Wārudo Kiki Ippatsu!)is a 7-minute CG film produced by Toei Animation that was originally screened at the Time Machine of Dreams theme park attraction at Sanrio Puroland from July 8, 2006 to July 2, 2008, and Harmonyland. It made its theatrical debut on October 3, 2009, alongsideDigimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!,GeGeGe no Kitaro: Kitaro's Ghost TrainandYaemon, The Locomotiveas part of the Burst Out! 3D Toei Anime Festival.[16]It was released on DVD along with the other three films on February 21, 2010, under the name "CG Toei Anime Festival" and was later included on a bonus disc in the Digimon THE MOVIES Blu-ray 1999–2006 compilation, released on January 9, 2015.

Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!

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Digimon Savers: Ultimate Power! Burst Mode Activated!!
Japanese name
Kanjiデジモンセイバーズ: Cứu cực パワー! バーストモード phát động!!
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnDejimon Seibāzu: Kyūkyoku Pawā! Bāsuto Mōdo Hatsudō!!
Directed byTatsuya Nagamine
Written byRyota Yamaguchi
Music byKeiichi Oku
Release date
  • December 9, 2006(2006-12-09)
Running time
21 minutes
Box office$850,000

Digimon Savers: Ultimate Power! Burst Mode Activated!!(デジモンセイバーズ THE MOVIE cứu cực パワー! バーストモード phát động!!,Dejimon Seibāzu za Mubī Kyūkyoku Pawā! Bāsuto Mōdo Hatsudō!!)is the ninthDigimonfilm. It was released on December 9, 2006, byToei Animationbased on the seriesDigimon Data Squad.[17]

The plot revolves around Agumon, Gaomon and Lalamon, whose partners are put into an eternal sleep, along with the rest of the humans, because of a mysterious thorn that spread throughout the city. After saving Rhythm, a Digimon in the form of a young girl, they learn from her that the thorns are the work of an Ultimate Digimon, named Algomon, and the four set out for his castle to confront him.

Other films

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Digital Monster X-Evolution

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Digital Monster X-Evolution
Directed byHiroyuki Kakudou[18]
Written byKazunori Itō
Miwa Kawasaki
Produced byAtsutoshi Umezawa
StarringMinami Takayama
Chika Sakamoto
Hideyuki Tanaka
Masako Nozawa
Mayumi Yamaguchi
Junko Noda
Edited byShigeru Nishiyama
Music byTakehiko Gokita
Production
companies
Release date
  • January 3, 2005(2005-01-03)
Running time
77 minutes
CountriesJapan
Hong Kong
LanguageJapanese
Budget$2.5 million

Digital Monster X-Evolution(デジタルモンスター ゼヴォリューション,Dejitaru Monsutā Zevoryūshon)is the eighthDigimonfilm, and the first to air originally on Japanese television. It aired on January 3, 2005, at 7:15 am. UTC+9/JSTon theFuji TVnetwork.[19]On August 1, 2020, as part of DigiFes 2020,Toei AnimationstreamedDigital Monster X-Evolutionon theirYouTubechannel, though it lacked subtitles.

It was based on theDigimon Chroniclemerchandise line.

Digital Monster X-Evolution is also the first and, so far, only Digimon movie to be done entirely inCG(CG animation[20]byImagi Animation Studios), as well as the only Digimon movie not related to one of the Digimonanimeseries.

In theDigital World,the overpopulation ofDigimonforces the world's creator, the supercomputer Yggdrasil to launch the X-Program which exterminates ninety-eight percent of all Digimon. Creating a smaller, new Digital World via Project Ark, Yggdrasil learns a small group of Digimon have gained a vaccine called the X-Antibody, that makes them immune to the X-Program, and upgrades them with new abilities and appearances. Yggdrasil dispatches its guards, the Royal Knights, to exterminate the X-Digimon. The Royal Knights consists of the merciless, loyal Omnimon, his best friend Gallantmon who questions Yggdrasil's motives, and the quiet Magnamon.

Dorumon, a dragon-like Digimon and X-Antibody carrier, does not understand the prejudice from other Digimon. He is targeted by a Leomon for his X-Antibody, but Leomon is struck bylightningand dies, asking Dorumon to live for him. Omnimon is summoned to a meeting between regular Digimon and X-Digimon, but he exterminates all of them save WarGreymon X and a Tokomon. The two crashland near a temple where Dorumon lives, WarGreymon X leaving Tokomon in Dorumon's care whilst he lures Omnimon away. Dorumon witnesses Omnimon exterminate a herd of Digimon who oppose Yggdrasil's will before being targeted himself. WarGreymon X and MetalGarurumon X arrive, but the latter is killed, though not before giving his X-Antibody to a wounded Tokomon.

Dorumon digivolves into his Champion-level Dorugamon, but Gallantmon arrives, revealing to Omnimon that Project Ark's second phase involves wiping out all Digimon, something which he refuses to participate in. Omnimon and Gallantmon duel, but Gallantmon allows himself to be killed so he can discern the truth, leaving Omnimon confused. Magnamon capture Dorugamon on Yggdrasil's command, revealing Dorumon is an experiment. Data is extracted from Dorugamon, used to create an army of DexDoruGreymon while Dorugamon is dumped in awrecking yardwhere he is found by resistance members Mummymon and Wizardmon. Yggdrasil's horde attacks the group's base, but WarGreymon X and a revived MetalGarurumon X help protect it. Dorugamon awakens, digivolving into DoruGreymon, resembling the attacking horde. Gallantmon returns as an X-Digimon, opening a portal for DoruGreymon to confront Yggdrasil.

DoruGreymon confronts Magnamon and a disillusioned Omnimon. DoruGreymon digivolves into his Mega-level Alphamon, a legendary missing Royal Knight. Alphamon and Omnimon join forces to face Yggdrasil, but the loyal Magnamon warns his master of their arrival. In Yggdrasil's core, the Knights get nowhere with answers, and have to battle Alphamon's counterpart Dexmon. Alphamon impales himself and Dexmon using his own sword, and gives his X-Antibody to Omnimon, who successfully slays Yggdrasil. In the rebooted Digital World, Omnimon and Gallantmon muse over Yggdrasil's choices, concluding it merely wanted to live in the Digital World but it was too complex for it. Alphamon survives as Dorumon, reuniting with Tokomon.

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