---
title: 'Bleach: Fade to Black (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Noriyuki Abe'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bleach-fade-to-black-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1339302/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bleach: Fade to Black (2008)

2008 · 94 min · Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance · Japan

Original title: 劇場版BLEACH Fade to Black 君の名を呼ぶ

## Synopsis

Bleach: Fade to Black  is a 2008 Japanese animated supernatural adventure film and the third animated film adaptation of the anime and manga series Bleach. In the film, Ichigo Kurosaki enters the Soul Society once more in order to save Rukia Kuchiki, who has been kidnapped by two spirits who have a history with Rukia. They also erase her memories along with the Gotei 13, who now turn against Ichigo. Directed by Noriyuki Abe, the film premiered in Japan on December 13, 2008, later to be released in the United States. The film's theme music is "Koyoi, Tsuki ga Miezutomo", performed by Porno Graffitti and its screenplay was written by Natsuko Takahashi and Masahiro Ōkubo. The DVD was released on September 30, 2009, in Japan, with additional footage of Ichigo, Rukia and Kon leaving for the World of the Living. The English dub was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15, 2011, in the United States and on May 28, 2012, in the United Kingdom.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Noriyuki Abe](https://cinepixo.com/people/noriyuki-abe)
- **Screenplay:** [Natsuko Takahashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/natsuko-takahashi), [Masahiro Okubo](https://cinepixo.com/people/masahiro-okubo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Shirō Sagisu](https://cinepixo.com/people/shiro-sagisu)
- **Producer:** [Mikihiko Fukazawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikihiko-fukazawa), [Ken Hagino](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-hagino), [Shunji Aoki](https://cinepixo.com/people/shunji-aoki)
- **Director of Photography:** [Toshiuki Fukushima](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshiuki-fukushima)
- **Editor:** [Junichi Uematsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/junichi-uematsu), [Yoshinori Murakami](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshinori-murakami)

## Cast

- [Fumihiko Tachiki](https://cinepixo.com/people/fumihiko-tachiki)
- [Tomoko Kawakami](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomoko-kawakami)
- [Aya Hirano](https://cinepixo.com/people/aya-hirano)
- [Masakazu Morita](https://cinepixo.com/people/masakazu-morita)
- [Fumiko Orikasa](https://cinepixo.com/people/fumiko-orikasa)
- [Shin-ichiro Miki](https://cinepixo.com/people/shin-ichiro-miki)
- [Hiroshi Kamiya](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-kamiya)
- [Romi Park](https://cinepixo.com/people/romi-park)
- [Ryōtarō Okiayu](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryotaro-okiayu)
- [Kentarō Itō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kentaro-ito-2)

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Official site: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/bleach/2008/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bleach-fade-to-black-2008
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1363909); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.