Fullmetal Alchemist
is a 2017 Japanese science fantasy action film directed by Fumihiko Sori, starring Ryosuke Yamada, Tsubasa Honda and Dean Fujioka and based on the manga series of the same name by Hiromu Arakawa, covering the first four volumes of the original storyline. It was released in Japan by Warner Bros. Pictures on 1 December 2017. The theme song of the film, "Kimi no Soba ni Iru yo", is performed by Misia. Two sequels were released in 2022: Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar and Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy.
Plot
In the country of Amestris, brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric live in a rural town with their mother Trisha while self-learning alchemy. When the brothers commit the taboo act of Human Transmutation to resurrect Trisha after she dies of illness, it backfires and they face the consequences via the Law of Equivalent Exchange: Edward loses his left leg, while Alphonse is dragged into the Gate of Truth. Edward sacrifices his right arm to save his brother's soul and bind it to a suit of armor. His missing limbs are replaced with "automail" prosthetics made by the town's automail mechanic whose granddaughter, Winry Rockbell, is the brothers' childhood friend.
More details
| author | Hiromu Arakawa |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Italy |
| director | Fumihiko Sori |
| editor | Chieko Suzaki |
| genre | action adventure fantasy historical live-action science fiction |
| keywords | alphonse elric arrest create disturb edward edward elric hide horrify human body kill murder philosopher\'s stone suit of armor talk winry rockbell young daughter |
| musicBy | Reiji Kitasato |
| producer | Yumihiko Yoshihara |
| productionCompany | Square Enix |
| publisher | Netflix Warner Bros. Pictures |
| theme | japanese |