Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning
| Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning | |
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| Kanji | デジモンアドベンチャー02 THE BEGINNING | 
| Revised Hepburn | Dejimon Adobenchā Zero Tsū Za Biginingu | 
| Directed by | Tomohisa Taguchi | 
| Written by | Akatsuki Yamatoya | 
| Based on | Digimon by Akiyoshi Hongo | 
| Produced by | Yōsuke Kinoshita | 
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| Cinematography | Shinya Kuwabara | 
| Edited by | Kentarou Tsubone | 
| Music by | Harumi Fuuki | 
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| Distributed by | Toei | 
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| Running time | 80 minutes | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Language | Japanese | 
Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning (Japanese: デジモンアドベンチャー02 THE BEGINNING, Hepburn: Dejimon Adobenchā Zero Tsū Za Biginingu) is a 2023 Japanese animated adventure film directed by Tomohisa Taguchi and written by Akatsuki Yamatoya based on the Digimon franchise by Akiyoshi Hongo. Produced by Toei Animation with animation by Yumeta Company and distributed by Toei, The Beginning is a sequel to Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020) and serves as the series finale to the Digimon Adventure 02 story. The Beginning was first released on October 5, 2023 at Shinjuku Wald 9, and then in Japanese theaters on October 27.
On October 5, multiple movie theaters in the United States announced they would be releasing an English dub of the film on November 8. The English dub was then officially confirmed on October 10. Warner Bros. Pictures distributed the film in Thailand on November 2, 2023. Sugoi Co. distributed the film in Australia and New Zealand on November 23, 2023. PVR Inox Pictures distributed the film in India on January 5, 2024.