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Directed by Hiroki Shibata with a screenplay by Sukehiro Tomita, it is the second theatrical *Sailor Moon* film, produced by [Toei Animation](https://www.edgepedia.org/toei-animation) and distributed by Toei, with a 60-minute runtime and a Japanese theatrical release on December 4, 1994.[1](https://eiga.com/movie/74188/) • [2](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_salor_s/)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Japanese release | December 4, 1994, distributed by Toei; 60 minutes[1](https://eiga.com/movie/74188/) |\n| Position in series | Second theatrical *Sailor Moon* film, after *Sailor Moon R: The Movie* (1993)[1](https://eiga.com/movie/74188/) • [3](https://digibug.ugr.es/bitstream/handle/10481/77669/58546%281%29.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=4) |\n| Director / screenplay | Hiroki Shibata / Sukehiro Tomita; original story by Naoko Takeuchi[2](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_salor_s/) |\n| Story focus | Told from the viewpoint of Luna, the cat, who falls in love with the astronomer Kakeru Ohzora[2](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_salor_s/) |\n| Antagonist | Princess Snow Kaguya, an invader who arrives on an icy comet and freezes people across Earth[1](https://eiga.com/movie/74188/) |\n| Theme song | \"Moonlight Destiny,\" sung by Hiroko Asakawa[2](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_salor_s/) |\n| English titles | *Hearts in Ice* (2000 adaptation); *Sailor Moon S: The Movie* (Viz release)[4](https://70848fb0-0fd0-490a-9360-2ffa38fc212c.filesusr.com/ugd/08e331_98750f930b214d9ba0871e10c2c4bb49.pdf?index=true) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Story\n\nThe film is an original theatrical story, not an adaptation of a manga arc.[1](https://eiga.com/movie/74188/) It opens with Luna, the Tsukino family's talking cat, collapsing in the street with a cold. She is rescued by Kakeru Ohzora (宇宙翔), a member of a space development organization and the discoverer of the comet Snow Kaguya. Kakeru believes in the existence of Princess Kaguya, the moon princess of the Japanese folktale, and Luna develops feelings for him. She learns that his relationship with his girlfriend Himeko Nayotake, a pragmatic female astronaut, is strained, and she comforts him.[1](https://eiga.com/movie/74188/)\n\nMeanwhile, Princess Snow Kaguya and her minions, the Snow Dancers, have arrived on the comet with the aim of invading Earth, and people across the city are sealed in ice one after another. Usagi Tsukino and the Sailor Warriors rise to fight her. After defeating Snow Kaguya with the power of the Silver Crystal, the Warriors transform Luna into a human Princess Kaguya in order to save Kakeru's life in the midst of a blizzard.[1](https://eiga.com/movie/74188/)\n\nToei's own synopsis emphasizes the film's unusual narrative device: although the Sailor Warriors' battle against a new enemy is the main action, the story itself is told from Luna's point of view, and her transformation into a human form is presented as a highlight of the film.[2](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_salor_s/)\n\n### Place in the franchise\n\nToei Animation produced three theatrical *Sailor Moon* films during the 1990s anime's run: *[Sailor Moon R: The Movie](https://www.edgepedia.org/sailor-moon-r-the-movie)* (1993), *Sailor Moon S: The Movie* (1994), and *[Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie](https://www.edgepedia.org/sailor-moon-supers-the-movie)* (1995). All three are side stories centered on the main characters rather than continuations of the main plot.[3](https://digibug.ugr.es/bitstream/handle/10481/77669/58546%281%29.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=4) The S film was presented as Toei's New Year feature for 1995, and it brings the five inner Sailor Warriors together with Sailor Chibi Moon and the three Outer Solar System Warriors, so that nine Sailor Warriors fight on screen.[1](https://eiga.com/movie/74188/) • [2](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_salor_s/) • [6](https://navicon.jp/title71786/)\n\nBecause the theatrical films keep the television cast rather than the broader narrative as their point of continuity, the S movie has little influence from major events in the TV series. Reviewers have noted that it works as a point of entry for new viewers and that missing it does not disadvantage anyone watching the series, but that it is consequently inconsequential to the larger story and difficult to place in the timeline.[7](https://www.animeinferno.com.au/2019/03/01/review-sailor-moon-s-the-movie-blu-ray/) A Den of Geek retrospective judged that the film looked good and had strong action and music, but that its plot was thin, resting largely on Luna's doomed first love for a human.[8](https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/how-the-sailor-moon-movies-fit-within-the-franchise/)\n\n## Production and cast\n\nThe film was produced by Toei Animation with Toei and Kodansha, planned by Iriya Azuma, and animated under character designer and chief animation director Hisashi Kagawa. Toshihiko Sahashi composed the music. The opening theme is \"Moonlight Legend\" (ムーンライト伝説), the franchise's standard opening, and the ending theme is \"Moonlight Destiny\" performed by Hiroko Asakawa.[2](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_salor_s/)\n\nThe voice cast carries over from the television series: [Kotono Mitsuishi](https://www.edgepedia.org/kotono-mitsuishi) as Usagi Tsukino, Keiko Han as Luna, Aya Hisakawa as Ami Mizuno, Michie Tomizawa as Rei Hino, Emi Shinohara as Makoto Kino, Rica Fukami as Minako Aino, Aya Araki as Chibiusa, and Toru Furuya as Mamoru Chiba. New to the film are Masami Kikuchi as Kakeru Ohzora, Megumi Hayashibara as Himeko Nayotake, and Iemasa Kayumi as Princess Snow Kaguya. The film also features the Outer Solar System Warriors, with [Megumi Ogata](https://www.edgepedia.org/megumi-ogata) as Haruka Tenou, Masako Katsuki as Michiru Kaiou, and Chiyoko Kawashima as Setsuna Meiou.[1](https://eiga.com/movie/74188/) • [5](https://www.animatetimes.com/tag/details.php?id=14171)\n\n## Home video and English releases\n\nThe film received an English-language adaptation titled *Hearts in Ice* in 2000, and [Viz Media](https://www.edgepedia.org/viz-media) later released it in North America simply as *Sailor Moon S: The Movie*.[4](https://70848fb0-0fd0-490a-9360-2ffa38fc212c.filesusr.com/ugd/08e331_98750f930b214d9ba0871e10c2c4bb49.pdf?index=true) In Japan, Toei Video issued the three 1990s films together in the Blu-ray box *美少女戦士セーラームーン THE MOVIE 1993-1995* on February 7, 2018, priced at ¥16,500 including tax.[9](https://shop.toei-video.co.jp/products/bstd09699) The film is also available on Japanese streaming services, including Netflix Japan and Apple TV.[10](https://www.netflix.com/jp/title/80116992) • [11](https://tv.apple.com/jp/movie/%E7%BE%8E%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E6%88%A6%E5%A3%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3s/umc.cmc.3yrpm70fmmvz5sppew5nmjc3p)\n\n## Note on the title\n\nThe name \"Sailor Moon S: The Movie\" is sometimes confused with the following year's *Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie* (1995), a separate 60-minute film in which Queen Badiane abducts children to feed the Black Dream Hole. Retailers and databases list the two under similar names, and the SuperS film is the one whose plot involves Chibiusa (Mini Moon) as Badiyanu's target.[12](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-sailor-moon-super-s-the-movie-hiroki-shibata/4447940) • [13](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sailor_moon_super_s_the_movie_black_dream_hole)\n\n## References\n\n1. [美少女戦士セーラームーン S : 作品情報・キャスト・あらすじ, 映画.com](https://eiga.com/movie/74188/)\n2. [美少女戦士セーラームーンS 作品ラインナップ, 東映アニメーション](https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_salor_s/)\n3. [Academic thesis on the Sailor Moon anime adaptations, Universidad de Granada (digibug)](https://digibug.ugr.es/bitstream/handle/10481/77669/58546%281%29.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=4)\n4. [Sailor Moon S: The Movie production notes (PDF)](https://70848fb0-0fd0-490a-9360-2ffa38fc212c.filesusr.com/ugd/08e331_98750f930b214d9ba0871e10c2c4bb49.pdf?index=true)\n5. [劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンS, アニメイトタイムズ](https://www.animatetimes.com/tag/details.php?id=14171)\n6. [美少女戦士セーラームーンＳ, NaviCon](https://navicon.jp/title71786/)\n7. [Review: Sailor Moon S: The Movie (Blu-Ray), Anime Inferno](https://www.animeinferno.com.au/2019/03/01/review-sailor-moon-s-the-movie-blu-ray/)\n8. [How The Sailor Moon Movies Fit Within the Franchise, Den of Geek](https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/how-the-sailor-moon-movies-fit-within-the-franchise/)\n9. [美少女戦士セーラームーン THE MOVIE Blu-ray 1993-1995, 東映ビデオオンラインショップ](https://shop.toei-video.co.jp/products/bstd09699)\n10. [劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンS, Netflix Japan](https://www.netflix.com/jp/title/80116992)\n11. [美少女戦士セーラームーンS, Apple TV Japan](https://tv.apple.com/jp/movie/%E7%BE%8E%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E6%88%A6%E5%A3%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3s/umc.cmc.3yrpm70fmmvz5sppew5nmjc3p)\n12. [Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie [Blu-ray], Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-sailor-moon-super-s-the-movie-hiroki-shibata/4447940)\n13. [Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie: Black Dream Hole, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sailor_moon_super_s_the_movie_black_dream_hole)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Franchise and series entries as standalone works › Anime 'the Movie' franchise entries*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/sailor-moon-s-the-movie", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/sailor-moon-s-the-movie.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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