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Spy × Family Code: White

Overview

director	Takashi Katagiri
screenplay	Ichirō Ōkouchi
based on	Spy × Family by Tatsuya Endo
producer	Mirei Tsumura Masaya Saitō Soichiro Saito Mirai Yamauchi Tetsuya Nakatake Yūichi Fukushima Takako Yamamori
starring	Takuya Eguchi Atsumi Tanezaki Saori Hayami Kenichirou Matsuda
cinematography	Akane Fushihara
editing	Akari Saito
music	Makoto Miyazaki ((K)now Name)
animator	Kyoji Asano
studio	Wit Studio CloverWorks
distributor	Toho
runtime	110 minutes‡R1R‡‡R2R‡
country	Japan
language	Japanese
gross	US$95.7 million‡R3R‡‡R4R‡

Spy × Family Code: White is a 2023 Japanese animated spy action comedy film directed by Takashi Katagiri from a screenplay by Ichirō Ōkouchi. It is based on the manga series Spy × Family by Tatsuya Endo.

Spy × Family Code: White was released in theaters in Japan on 22 December 2023. The voice cast of the anime television series reprised their roles for the film. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over ¥11 billion (with US$95.7 million worldwide),[5][6][4] making it the fourth highest-grossing Japanese film of 2024.

Plot

Loid Forger completes a mission for WISE but is informed by his handler, Sylvia Sherwood, that he may be replaced on Operation Strix unless he achieves meaningful progress. On his way out, Loid is seen by his wife Yor speaking with fellow spy Fiona Frost, which Yor misinterprets as a kiss.

Release

Theatrical

The film was released in theatres in Japan on 22 December 2023, including midnight screenings in nine theaters across five cities.[8][35] On 9 January 2024, it was announced that nine cinemas in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka, Nagasaki, and Okinawa would be screening the film with English subtitles on 19 January.[36]

Crunchyroll has licensed the film and released it in North America on 19 April 2024 with both English subbed and dubbed versions.[37] Neofilms released the film in Hong Kong on 1 February 2024.[38] SMG Holdings, a Korean film distributor, plans to release the movie in Korea in March 2024.[39] Southeast Asian film distributor Encore Films licensed and released the movie in Indonesia on 7 February, in Singapore on 8 February, and in Brunei on 14 March.[40] CGV Cinemas released the film in Vietnam on 10 February 2024, the first day of Tết Holidays.[41] Warner Bros. Pictures announced releases of the film on 22 February in Malaysia, 13 March in the Philippines, and 14 March in Thailand.[42] Universal Pictures released the film in the Netherlands on 25 April.[43]

The film was released in Belgium, France, and Switzerland on 17 April, Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico on 18 April, Canada, Spain, and the United States on 19 April, Austria and Germany on 23 April, Italy and the Caribbean on 24 April, select countries in South America, Central America, and Europe on 25 April, and the Balkans, Ecuador, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Venezuela on 26 April, China on 30 April, Lithuania on 3 May, and India on 19 July.[44][45][46]

A novel adaptation of the movie with the same name was published on 22 December 2023, the same day as the movie premiere. It is written by Aya Yajima, who also penned for another Spy × Family novel, "Spy × Family: Family Portrait". The novel was based on the plot of the movie, which is screenplay by Ichirō Ōkouchi.[47][48]

4 million printed booklets named Spy × Family Code: White Film File were distributed in theaters in Japan, containing an original 8-page manga and original cover by Tatsuya Endo, and included interviews with Endo, animation staff, and voice actors.[49][35] Beginning 13 January 2024, 500,000 AR illustration cards drawn by Tatsuya Endo were distributed, containing a QR code for displaying a 3D pop-out model of Anya Forger with voice lines.[50]

Home media

Spy × Family Code: White began streaming on Crunchyroll in multiple subs and dubs on 5 September 2024, in select regions across America and Europe.[51][52]

Muse Communication licensed the film, and began streaming on selected OTT platforms across South and Southeast Asia on September 2024, with multiple subs and dubs.[53][54]

Reception

Box office

Spy x Family Code: White grossed $41.2 million in Japan and $54.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $95.7 million.[55] It has earned a total of ¥6.32 billion (about US$40.2 million) in its run in Japanese theaters, making it the fourth highest-grossing Japanese film of 2024.[56]

The film sold 866,436 tickets and earned 1.224 billion yen within the first three days (from 22 December to 24 December), which earned it the first position on Japanese box office ranking. The anime social media also reported that the satisfaction rate among the audiences is 93.6%.[57][58][59] On the second weekend, the movie had retained its 1st position, by selling around 585,000 tickets and earning 800 million yen, bringing the total tickets sold up to 2.08 million for cumulative total of 2.8 billion yen in revenue.[60] Later on 4 January, it was reported that the movie had sold 2.59 million tickets, earning more than 3.4 billion yen in revenue.[61] As of Monday, 8 January, over the third weekend, the movie stayed at the first position in box office ranking and had sold 3.29 million tickets with a cumulative total of 4.41 billion yen in revenue.[62]

In the United States, the film was released alongside Abigail and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and was projected to gross $5–8 million from 2,009 theaters in its opening weekend.[63] The film made $2.2 million on its first day, including $670,000 from previews. It went on to debut to $4.9 million, finishing in fifth.

Critical response

[64] [65] American audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it a 92% positive score.[66]

Richard Eisenbeis from Anime News Network rated the movie B+ overall; he wrote that although they fell a bit in the story department due to "the lack of any impact on the over all Spy × Family story", the movie provides great action scenes and fun comedy, being a good entrance movie for everyone who wants to get into the series.[67] Siddhant Adlakha of Variety wrote, "While the recurring gags rarely extend beyond poop jokes, kids in the audience will probably get a kick out of the whole affair. The film does try to be serious and sentimental at times — often to no avail — but at least it's never boring."[68]

Accolades

In December 2024, Spy × Family Code: White was among the Top 100 Favorites nominated for the Anime of the Year at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2025.[72]

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