Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time DVD

Two hundred years before the events of the series, Inuyasha's legendary demon father Toga defeated and sealed away Hyoga — a colossal Chinese moth yōkai of catastrophic power who had been devastating Japan. The sealing held, until a Shikon Jewel shard frees Hyoga's son Menomaru. Consumed by the desire to avenge his father and absorb his sealed power, Menomaru dispatches his two female minions Ruri and Hari to weaken Inuyasha's companions: Ruri copies Miroku's Wind Tunnel curse and turns it against him, while Hari places Kirara under a curse of obedience. Menomaru himself sets his sights on Kagome — exploiting her spiritual power and her emotional vulnerability around Inuyasha's complicated feelings for Kikyo, possessing her and sending her against Inuyasha in the most devastating way possible. Inuyasha, battling a foe that surpasses his father's original enemy and the woman he cannot bring himself to hurt, must find a way to combine the Backlash Wave with Kagome's sacred arrow for an attack that can end what began two centuries ago.

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time is the first of four theatrical Inuyasha films, directed by Toshiya Shinohara and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, produced by Sunrise. It was released in Japan on December 22, 2001, set between episodes 54 and 55 of the TV series, and in North America by Viz Media on September 7, 2004. The film features notably higher animation quality than the TV series and incorporates an emotional subplot exploring the Inuyasha-Kagome-Kikyo triangle that the series handles across hundreds of episodes — giving it particular resonance for viewers invested in the characters. The film also aired on Adult Swim in North America. 

Notable Staff & Voice Talent

Director: Toshiya Shinohara
Screenplay: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Original Manga: Rumiko Takahashi (serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday, Shogakukan)
Studio: Sunrise
Music: Kaoru Wada
Theme Song: "I Am" by Ayumi Hamasaki

Japanese Cast:
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Inuyasha
- Satsuki Yukino as Kagome Higurashi (Maetel Legend, Fruits Basket)
- Koji Tsujitani as Miroku (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Houko Kuwashima as Sango (Gate Keepers 21, Ceres: Celestial Legend, Z.O.E. Dolores I)
- Kumiko Watanabe as Shippo
- Noriko Hidaka as Kikyo (Battle Skipper, Shinesman)
- Akio Otsuka as additional cast (Hyper Police, Saint Tail, Project ARMS, City Hunter)

English Dub Cast (Ocean Productions — Vancouver):
- Richard Ian Cox as Inuyasha (Project ARMS)
- Moneca Stori as Kagome Higurashi
- Kirby Morrow as Miroku (Project ARMS, Dragon Ball Z)
- Kelly Sheridan as Sango
- Jillian Michaels as Shippo
- Willow Johnson as Kikyo
- David Kaye as additional cast (Project ARMS, Dragon Ball Z)

DVD Features

- Dolby 5.1 Digital Audio
- Anamorphic Widescreen
- Line-Art Gallery
- Japanese Inuyasha Movie Promos
- Inu-Yasha no Tsubo Character Introduction Special (U.S. Exclusive Bonus Feature)
- Viz Media Previews

Spoken Languages: English & Japanese Audio, English Subtitles

Edition Details

Japanese Title: 映画犬夜叉 時代を越える想い (Eiga Inuyasha: Toki o Koeru Omoi)
Runtime: ~100 Minutes
Director: Toshiya Shinohara
DVD Release Year: 2004 (U.S. Release, September 7 — Viz Media)
Original Release Date (Japan): December 22, 2001
Publisher: Viz Media
Rating: Unrated
Region: Region 1 (U.S. / Canada)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Romance
Themes: Father's Legacy, Chinese Moth Demon, Kagome Possessed, Kikyo Triangle, First Inuyasha Film

Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.