# Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017)

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**Original title**: *劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール-*
**Runtime**: 119 min
**Genres**: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: Tomohiko Ito
**Written by**: Reki Kawahara, Tomohiko Ito
**Starring**: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Kanae Itou, Ayana Taketatsu, Rina Hidaka, Ayahi Takagaki

> *It's just a game... Or so I thought—*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You wield a blade in a new augmented reality game with Asuna. But dangers from Sword Art Online reappear in this fresh world. Ito’s camera makes no distinction between real and virtual tears.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, playful, uplifting

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