One Piece: Strong World (2009): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2009, One Piece: Strong World is a fantasy, adventure and animation film directed by Munehisa Sakai, running about 114 minutes. “There's gonna be a rumble in the jungle!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 20 years after his escape from Impel Down, the legendary pirate Shiki, the Golden Lion, reappears causing massive upheaval to the Marines. During his long seclusion, he was able to come up with a scheme to bring the World Government to his knees. On his way to execute the plan, Shiki crosses paths with the Straw Hat Pirates and becomes so impressed with Nami's knowledge of meteorology that he abducts her to forcedly enlist her into his crew. Luffy and the gang end up on a strange land populated with monstrous beasts as they desperately search for Shiki and Nami.

Who’s in it. One Piece: Strong World stars Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy (voice), Kazuya Nakai as Roronoa Zoro (voice), Akemi Okamura as Nami (voice) and Kappei Yamaguchi as Usopp (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.5/10, One Piece: Strong World has been warmly received by audiences. It went on to earn $53M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and Netflix Standard with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch One Piece: Strong World page.

If you liked it. Fans of One Piece: Strong World tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Green Mile, Spirited Away and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.