Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Theatrical release poster
Kanji	鋼の錬金術師 嘆きの丘（ミロス）の聖なる星
Revised Hepburn	Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Mirosu no Sei-naru Hoshi
Directed by	Kazuya Murata
Screenplay by	Yuichi Shinbo
Based on	Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Produced by	Masahiko Minami Hirō Maruyama Ryo Ōyama Nobuyuki Kurashige Fumi Teranishi Arimasa Okada Shin Furukawa
Starring	Romi Park Rie Kugimiya Maaya Sakamoto Toshiyuki Morikawa Sakiko Tamagawa Shin-ichiro Miki Fumiko Orikasa Megumi Takamoto Kenji Utsumi
Cinematography	Yoshiyuki Takei
Edited by	Kumiko Sakamoto
Music by	Taro Iwashiro
Production company	Bones
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release dates	May 2, 2011 (2011-05-02) (Tokyo) July 2, 2011 (2011-07-02) (Japan)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$7,579,282

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (Japanese: 鋼の錬金術師 嘆きの丘（ミロス）の聖なる星, Hepburn: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Mirosu no Sei-naru Hoshi) is the second Japanese animated science fantasy action film based on Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist series, released in 2011. The film was first announced after the airing of the final episode of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The Japanese premiere was on July 2, 2011. Those who attended the movie in theaters in Japan received an exclusive manga volume titled Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 11.5 ~Tabidachi no Mae ni~ (Before Embarking on the Journey).^[1]

Funimation has licensed the film and released it in the United States in 2012.^[2] The film was distributed by Eleven Arts for North America, showing at more than 100 theaters. In the UK, Manga Entertainment screened the film at BFI South Bank on June 8, 2012, followed by a home video release on September 3, 2012.^[3]