News culture TOP 10 best One Piece movies. Between disappointments and master classes!
One Piece became the best-selling manga of all time and has an animated adaptation (still in release) and numerous films. There are more than twenty of them and, until recently, they were only published in physical form in France for a long time. The JV editorial team offers you their best One Piece films. They are not free from defects.
Some precisions
This lists all of the released One Piece films at the top, including story arc summaries that appear at the bottom of the list. They are classified in order of quality and the top is enriched every week.
#1 – One Piece: Z (2012)
- Original title: Wan Pisu Firumu: Zetto, One Piece Film Z
- Duration : 107 minutes
- Director: Tatsuya Nagamine
- Screenwriter(s): Osamu Suzuki
- Camera operator: Kazuo Ogura
- Music: Kohei Tanaka, Shiro Hamaguchi
- Actors/Actresses (VO): Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata…
- Reward: Nominated at the Annecy International Festival 2013 in the “Out of Competition” category.
One Piece: Z is the twelfth One Piece film and the second produced by Eiichiro Oda. It can be integrated into the main story between the Fishman Island and Punk-Hazard arcs after the two-year time jump. The film features the character of Z, a former naval admiral and ex-mentor of Kizaru, who founded the Neo-Marine organization to eradicate piracy. To this end, he wants to harness the destructive power of the Stones of Dyna, bombs of phenomenal power that can destroy entire islands. The film impresses with its captivating plot, even if it may be a little difficult for those new to manga to grasp all the details. It still remains the best One Piece film released to date.
#2 – One Piece: Stampede (2019)
- Original title: Wan Pīsu: Sutanpīdo, One Piece Stampede
- Duration : 101 minutes
- Director: Takashi Otsuka
- Screenwriter(s): Atsuhiro Tomioka, Takashi Otsuka
- Camera operator: Wada Naoyuki
- Music: Kohei Tanakai
- Actors/Actresses (VO): Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata…
- Reward: None
For this 14th film in the series, the Straw Hat Luffy crew goes to Pirate Fest, the largest pirate festival of all time. Organized 20 years after the last edition of Buena Festa, it brings together the greatest mercenaries of the new generation to recover an ancient treasure from the King of Pirates. But it’s all a ploy to set up Bullet, a former member of Gol’s crew. D Roger to defeat all the young pirates there. A bitter battle breaks out for the ultimate treasure. This is the ultimate fan service film. All characters fight in the same place and many of them should not be present. One Piece: Stampede is entertaining, if incoherent.
#3 – One Piece: Strong World (2009)
- Original title: Wan Pīsu Firumu: Sutorongu Wārudo, One Piece Film Strong World
- Duration : 113 minutes
- Director: Munehisa Sakai
- Screenwriter(s): Hirohiko Uesaka
- Camera operator: Kazuhiro Yamada
- Music: Kohei Tanaka, Shiro Hamaguchi
- Actors/Actresses (VO): Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata…
- Reward: None
One Piece: Strong World is the first film produced and directed by Eiichiro Oda. To incorporate it into the manga timeline, he commissioned a mini-arc introducing all of the film’s characters and plot and implemented them into the anime. The feature film introduces a well-known character from the manga, Shiki the Golden Lion, who was once the undisputed rival of the Pirate King. After escaping Impel Down, he is missing for 20 years and returns for revenge. When he meets Luffy and his crew, he kidnaps Nami for her navigation skills and forces his friends to come and rescue her. The film’s only flaw lies in the inconsistency of power surrounding Shiki’s character. The latter is said to be the former rival of the most powerful pirate the world has ever known, but he is already defeated by Luffy before the two-year time jump. Aside from this flaw, the film is extremely entertaining, if a bit long.
#4 – One Piece: Gold (2016)
- Original title: Wan Pīsu Firumu Gōrudo, One Piece Film Gold
- Duration : 120 minutes
- Director: Hiroaki Miyamoto
- Screenwriter(s): Tsutomu Kuroiwa
- Camera operator: Kazuo Ogura
- Music: Yuki Hayashi
- Actors/Actresses (VO):Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata…
- Reward: None
A piece of gold is the thirteenth film in the series. The Mugiwara arrive on the world’s largest entertainment ship, the Gran Tesoro. After winning several times at the casino and then being cheated by the ship’s captain, Gild Tesoro, the crew will discover the dark history of this place and do everything they can to thwart the vile leader of Gran Tesoro. The film is graphically very successful and the golden decorations are a real eye-catcher. It still suffers from a plot that is too shallow and developed.
#5 – One Piece Movie: Red (2022)
- Original title: One Piece Film: Red, One Piece Film Red
- Duration : 115 minutes
- Director: Goro Taniguchi
- Screenwriter(s): Kuroiwa Tsutomu
- Camera operator: Tsunetaka Ema
- Music: Yasutaka Nakata
- Actors/Actresses (VO): Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata…
- Reward: None
One Piece Movie: RED is the last film released. When Luffy and his Nakamas arrive on the island of Elegia to attend a concert, they meet the world-famous singer Uta. Turns out she is none other than Shanks’ daughter and our favorite captain’s childhood friend. But when Luffy refuses to join the new world she wants to build, she angrily captures all the pirates present except Luffy, who manages to escape. Many adventures follow, bringing together many well-known characters from the manga, such as Big Mom’s crew, Kobby and even the Navy admirals. The film also has a musical comedy aspect with numerous renditions by Uta, which were a hit in Japan.
#6 – One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005)
- Original title: Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima, One Piece Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
- Duration : 91 minutes
- Director: Mamoru Hosoda
- Screenwriter(s): Masahiro Ito
- Camera operator: Kubota Chikashi
- Music: Kohei Tanaka
- Actors/Actresses (VO): Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata…
- Reward: None
Lured to the island of Omatsuri by an advertisement, Luffy’s crew discovers the only seaside resort on the entire Grand Line. But to enjoy this place, they must face the “Trials of Hell.” As time goes on, the crew members become more and more divided. Shortly before the breakup, they have to face all the other dangers of this island led by Baron Omatsuri. One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island remains of good quality, even if the story is subpar.
#7 – One Piece: L’Aventure without issue (2003)
- Original title: Dragon Bōru Zetto: Dead End no Bouken, One Piece Dead End Adventure
- Duration : 95 minutes
- Director: Konosuke Uda
- Screenwriter(s): Yoshiyuki Suga
- Camera operator: N/D
- Music: Kohei Tanaka
- Actors/Actresses (VO): Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata…
- Reward: None
In the fourth film in the series, the Mugiwaras arrive at the port of Anabaru, where the local casino offers them a huge reward if they finish a race. Attracted by the lure of profit, the crew (and especially Nami) joins in, but quickly falls into a trap. The race is actually a trap set by Commander Gasparde that takes them straight to a naval base. Will they manage to escape? And how ? This is the starting postulate of One Piece: L’Aventure without edition.
#8 – One Piece, episode of Chopper: The Miracle of the Cherry Trees in Winter (2008)
- Original title: Episōdo obu Choppā Purasu: Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura,
Episode of Chopper+ Wonderful cherry blossoms that bloom in winter
- Duration : 113 minutes
- Director: Atsuji Shimizu
- Screenwriter(s): Hirohiko Uesaka
- Camera operator: N/D
- Music: Kohei Tanaka
- Actors/Actresses (VO): Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata…
- Reward: None
The 8e movie One Piece “The miracle of the cherry trees in winter” is clearly different from the others, as it is a rewrite of the drum arc in which the character Chopper appears. Even though the events remain partly the same as in the original work, there are still some differences. The characters Robin and Franky are particularly present, despite appearing much later in the manga. However, the plot remains the same. The crew does everything they can to save Nami after she falls ill and ends up on Drum Island, ruled by the tyrant Wapol. With the help of the reindeer Tony-Tony Chopper, they must free the country from its constraints and at the same time come to the aid of the best sailor.
#9 – One Piece: The Nebula Adventure (2015)
- Original title: Adobenchā obu Neburandia, One Piece ~Adventure of Neburandia~
- Duration : 106 minutes
- Director: Kounosuke Uda
- Screenwriter(s): Tomioka Atsuhiro
- Camera operator: Isouchi Yuusuke
- Music: Amur’s house
- Actors/Actresses (VO):Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata…
- Reward: None
In the movie One Piece: The Adventures of Nebulandia, Luffy’s crew finds an old enemy who caused them a bit of trouble back in the day: Foxy. He had caused some damage to the Mugiwaras thanks to his power of the softened beam, which slowed everything in its path. He finds Luffy on the island of Nebulandia, which has a very special property: it neutralizes the powers of the devil fruits.
#10 – One Piece: The Giant Mecha of Karakuri Castle (2006)
- Original title: Karakuri-jou no Mecha Kyohei, One Piece THE MOVIE Mecha Giant Soldier of Karakuri Castle
- Duration : 94 minutes
- Director: Uda Kounosuke
- Screenwriter(s): Gotou Masahiro
- Camera operator: Inoue Eisaku
- Music: Tanaka Kouhei
- Actors/Actresses (VO): Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata…
- Reward: None
In the movie One Piece: The Giant Mecha of Karakuri Castle, the Straw Hat crew finds an old lady in a chest recovered from a wreck (yeah yeah, that’s right). The latter promises them fabulous treasures if they bring them home. Arriving on Mecha Island, the crew is attacked by the local lord. But he changes his mind and, with the help of Luffy, discovers the secret of a strange crown.
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