'Fullmetal Alchemist' trivia and fun facts

The firs live action movie

It is the first 'Fullmetal Alchemist' live action that ever made

Impressed by the performance of Atom Mizuishi

The young actor Atom Mizuishi was cast for Alphonse Elric motion capture. The director was so impressed with his performance that he offered to be the one to give him voice, with the approval of Eie Kugimiya, the original voice actor.

International shooting

Filming began in Italy and ended in Japan.

It was be only one movie

Fumihiko Sori wanted the story to fit within one film, but the original manga was very long and he decided to adapt about a third of the original source material.