One Punch Man: Road to Hero (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, One Punch Man: Road to Hero is an action and animation film directed by Shingo Natsume, running about 30 minutes.

What it’s about. Defeating numerous villains in the abandoned area in Z-City but still having problems with rent money (and continued harassment from the landlady who says he's 3 months overdue), Saitama speaks with a shop owner who is being forced by a local gang to surrender his store's deed. Several other shops have gone out of business and his store is the last one; a conversation between the gang boss and one of his stooges reveal that the boss has had an impulse to buy out all the stores in the area to destroy them.

Who’s in it. One Punch Man: Road to Hero stars Makoto Furukawa as Saitama, Kaito Ishikawa as Genos, Yuichi Nakamura as Mumen Rider and Yuki Kaji as Sonic (voice).

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, One Punch Man: Road to Hero sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch One Punch Man: Road to Hero page.

If you liked it. Fans of One Punch Man: Road to Hero tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.