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Tales from Earthsea

Movie · 2006 · 115 min

A somber, slowly unfolding fantasy that feels heavy with fate and inner turmoil, offering moments of beauty but little joy.

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2006 anime film directed by Gorō Miyazaki
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Year
2006
Runtime
115 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • identity
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • fate
Places
  • fantasy world
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism2
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
fantasy, high fantasy, fantasy anime and manga
Directed by
Gorō Miyazaki
Written by
Gorō Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa
Music
Tamiya Terashima
Cinematography
Atsushi Okui
Runtime
115 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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