Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge

Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge
Japanese release poster
Directed by	Yuzo Sato
Produced by	Minami Ichikawa
Written by	Shōji Yonemura
Based on	Hunter × Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi
Music by	Yoshihisa Hirano
Production company	Madhouse
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	January 12, 2013 (2013-01-12)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	US$12,595,288

Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge (劇場版 HUNTER×HUNTER 緋色の幻影(ファントム・ルージュ), Gekijō-ban HUNTER×HUNTER Fantomu Rūju^?) is the first Japanese animated feature film based on the Hunter × Hunter franchise created by Yoshihiro Togashi. The film features the four main characters, Gon, Killua, Kurapika and Leorio reunited to face a dangerous individual who once was a member of their greatest enemies, the criminal organization "Phantom Troupe". The film opened at number one in Japan on January 12, 2013.

The movie begins with Killua dreaming about his brother Illumi's warning to never make friends, claiming that eventually he will betray or get betrayed by them. He wakes up along Gon on an airship. Upon arriving at their destination, they meet Leorio and learn that he and Kurapika were investigating a rumor about a survivor of Kurapika's Kuruta Clan until they meet a young boy whom Kurapika recognized as his childhood friend Pairo, who attacks him and steals his eyes. Uncounscious since then, Kurapika awakens beside the others and soon after he has visions through his stolen eyes of a man whose right palm is marked with a spider tattoo, the same used by the members of the Phantom Troupe.

Based on other details seen by Kurapika in his vision, Gon and Killua leave him under Leorio's care and split up in search for Pyro's location. Gon ends up meeting and befriending a young puppeteer called Retz and when Killua reunites with him, they realize that Retz is a girl. When night falls, Leorio and Kurapika are approached by Hisoka while Gon and the others are attacked by Uvogin, who was presumed to be dead and saved by Nobunaga and Machi who defeat him. It is then revealed that Uvogin was revived as a puppet by Omokage, a former member of the Phantom Troupe who was defeated and replaced by Hisoka. Omokage sends a team of puppets including one based on Pakunoda to attack his former companions but they are all destroyed by them. After Omokage retreats, Nobunaga and Machi leave as well, warning Gon and Killua to not stand between Omokage and the Phantom Troupe as they have a score to settle with him.