Avengers Confidential: Black Widow to Punisher

Marvel Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher / アベンジャーズ コンフィデンシャル: ブラックウィドウとパニッシャー
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow to Punisher
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi
Studios: Madhouse
Producers: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Licensors: Marvel Entertainment
Rating: 6.28 / 10
Rank: #8594
Popularity: #8062
Users Listed: 6,898
Users Scored: 3,188
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 11/14/2022
Aired: March 11, 2014 (Winter)
Type: movie
Source: other
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 1

Synopsis:

Following a disruption to a clandestine S.H.I.E.L.D. operation, Frank Castle, known as the Punisher, finds himself under the supervision of Agent Natasha Romanoff, codenamed Black Widow. Tasked by Director Nick Fury, they are deployed to dismantle Leviathan, a shadowy organization intent on exploiting pilfered S.H.I.E.L.D. technology for profit. The unlikely duo must navigate a complex landscape of international intrigue and espionage, confronting both external threats and their own conflicting methods.

The series explores themes of justice, redemption, and the blurred lines between right and wrong in a world teetering on the brink of global instability. Set against a backdrop of covert operations and high-stakes conflict, the narrative examines the challenges of collaboration between individuals with drastically different approaches to achieving a common goal. The story offers a character-driven exploration of moral ambiguity within a heightened geopolitical context.

(Japan Blu-ray/DVD release: September 3rd, 2014)

Characters:

  • Castle, Francis (Main) - Voice Actors: Genda, Tesshou, Bloom, Brian, Abreu, Marco Antônio, Vallés, Alfonso, Spinhayer, Martin, Kautz, Martin
  • Romanova, Natalia (Main) - Voice Actors: Sawashiro, Miyuki, Solecki, Janka, Hopt, Anita
  • Banner, Bruce (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tatasciore, Fred, Karasuma, Yuichi, Rodrigues, Zeca, Dos Santos, Claudio
  • Barton, Clint (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakaguchi, Shuuhei, Camilo, Leonardo, Mercer, Matthew
  • Cho, Amadeus (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Namikawa, Daisuke, Bauza, Eric, Csongor, Szalay, Zeiger, Christian, de Fauconval, Gauthier
  • Danvers, Carol (Supporting)
  • Fury, Nicholas (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tezuka, Hideaki, Bentley, John Eric, Tokaji, Csaba, Hengstler, Jörg, Delhausse, Jean-Marc
  • Hall, Franklin (Supporting)
  • Hill, Maria (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Minagawa, Junko, Wahlgren, Kari, Pinkovai, Teca, Moriau, Delphine
  • Odinson, Thor (Supporting)
  • Orion (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugawara, Masashi, Blanc, J.B.
  • Stark, Anthony (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujiwara, Keiji, Mercer, Matthew, Lontzek, Peter, Gandolfo, Pablo, Marconato, Alexandre, Marchese, Michelangelo
  • Zemo, Heinrich (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Bauza, Eric

Staff:

  • Shimizu, Kenichi (Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
  • Mima, Masafumi (Sound Director)
  • Hatta, Yousuke (Episode Director)
  • Ishida, Tooru (Episode Director)
  • Fuchigami, Makoto (Storyboard)
  • Haga, Hitoshi (Storyboard, Key Animation, Mechanical Design, Animation Director)
  • Fujita, Kenji (Director of Photography)
  • Higashide, Futoshi (Key Animation)
  • Hirota, Mitsutaka (Screenplay)
  • Inagaki, Mariko (2nd Key Animation)
  • Ishimaru, Ryou (2nd Key Animation)
  • Iwakuma, Akane (Background Art)
  • Kanno, Toshiyuki (Key Animation)
  • Kasahara, Yuki (Background Art)
  • Kashiwagi, Nobuhiro (2nd Key Animation)
  • Katsu, Haruna (2nd Key Animation)
  • Kawamoto, Yukiko (2nd Key Animation)
  • Kawazoe, Akiko (Key Animation)
  • Kimura, Kashiko (Editing)
  • Kita, Hideaki (Background Art)
  • Ko, Kyoung-nam (Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Kobayashi, Akemi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
  • Komatsu, Eiji (Key Animation)
  • Kurita, Shinichi (Key Animation)
  • Lee, Stan (Original Creator)
  • Mishima, Eiko (Key Animation)
  • Moronuki, Tetsurou (Key Animation, Chief Animation Director)
  • Muratani, Takashi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Nagata, Miyuki (In-Between Animation)
  • Nakamura, Yumiko (2nd Key Animation)
  • Nakamura, Mayumi (Key Animation)
  • Nakazono, Masato (Production Manager)
  • Niimura, Kyouko (Key Animation)
  • Nishizawa, Chie (Key Animation)
  • Noda, Takuo (Key Animation)
  • Noguchi, Yukie (Color Design)
  • Obata, Kazuhiro (Background Art)
  • Ochi, Hiroyuki (Key Animation)
  • Ogasawara, Shin (2nd Key Animation)
  • Oonishi, Noriko (Key Animation)
  • Sakakibara, Tomotsugu (Key Animation)
  • Sakamoto, Hiromi (2nd Key Animation)
  • Satou, Michio (Key Animation)
  • Shigematsu, Sawako (Key Animation)
  • Shima, Kenichi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Shimizu, Yuuji (2nd Key Animation)
  • Shin, Eung-suk (In-Between Animation)
  • Sugiyama, Shinji (Background Art)
  • Takahashi, Tetsuya (Music)
  • Tasaki, Satoshi (Key Animation)
  • ... and 4 more staff

Reviews:

  • User Sidewinder51 (Score: 7/10):
    Rate a 7 Story/character -Has a good amount of depth. Will keep you guessing. Even in the ending you will be surprised. - story stayed true in regard to each character persona - An ideal paring, the punisher and the black widow. Both want justice but have different views on approach. Punisher's is fact based while Black widow's shows in emotion. Even more so how they ended up blending smoothy without changing much on who they are. As can be seen in the boss scene. Art Good blend not only to the movie but on the marvel characters we know and love.Sound- no issuesnnEnjoymentnI know what you may be thinking another action movie right? What makes it different from the rest? Fair question. I suppose part of that answer lies in the message behind it. The message is here is not just one but a couple. In short they all tend to revolve around perspective. No one is saying one is right and one is wrong it is quite the opposite in fact. While any open minded person can tell you there is more than one side to things while that is true that is not the full story. The full story is all sides are good and bad no matter the turn out it is just the town job to determine which ways more in their favor.nnFor example what punishments should thieves be faced with? death? Money charges? While in our hearts we want them to stop all together we don't know what it is they them selves are faced with. You see while it would be nice to live in a world where everyone has money and is happy the truth is money is limited. Since it is limited that means there has to be some sort of division distribution. We all know there are wealthy people so there has to poor. Going back to the thieves they could trying to pay bills or pay off criminals who stole their love ones. I know i am going off topic with this ramble but i am trying to open your mind to the message of the show on perspective. What you think is not what you think and therefore can't be brought on.
  • User Luru86 (Score: 5/10):
    I'm not overly familiar with Punisher's character, but I would say he brought a lot of darkness into this film: the action had more violence to it than usual, although it was still kept mostly off-screen for the sake of this title being aimed at a younger generation. While the story was entertaining, I wasn't overly fond of Black Widow's portrayal in this one. Her being one of the titular characters, that was a real downer for me, personally - not to speak of the somewhat unconventional, unnecessary romantic element that should have worked, but felt a little flat and one-dimensional despite the life they triedto breathe into it.nnAn appearance from the other Avengers was a nice touch, for sure.

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