Digimon Adventure

is a 1999 Japanese animated short film, directed by Mamoru Hosoda in his directorial debut. A part of the Digimon media franchise, Digimon Adventure is the first Digimon film, and serves as a prologue to the 1999 anime television series of the same name. The film was released in theaters in Japan on March 6, 1999, the day before the release of the Digimon Adventure television series. Plot In Tokyo, a creature hatches from an egg that emerges from a computer screen in the home of Taichi Yagami / Taichi "Tai" Kamiya and his younger sister Hikari Yagami / Kari Kamiya. Upon being cared for by the children, it transforms into a dinosaur-like creature that begins wandering the streets of the city. A second egg appears in the sky over Tokyo, from which a bird-like creature emerges. Taichi, Hikari, and several other children witness the two creatures fight; with Taichi and Hikari's encouragement, the dinosaur emerges victorious and both creatures vanish. Cast Toshiko Fujita as Taichi Yagami / Taichi "Tai" Kamiya Kae Araki as Hikari Yagami / Kari Kamiya Chika Sakamoto as Koromon Yoshiko Sakakibara as Taichi's Mother / Tai's Mother Hiroya Ishimaru as Taichi's Father / Tai's Father Yumi Tōma as Miko the Cat