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Escaflowne: The Movie

2000 · 98 min

A somber, beautiful descent into a war-torn fantasy world, heavy with teenage despair and operatic violence.

Directed by
Kazuki Akane
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Drama
Tagline
One will wake it. One will destroy it.
Overview
Gaea is a mythical realm ruled by sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence. Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi Kanzaki helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon a journey to fight the Black Dragon Clan. The battle over a legendary suit of dragon armor, Escaflowne, has begun.

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Directed by
Kazuki Akane
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • isolation
  • war
  • obsession
Places
  • fantasy world
  • military
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour1
Realism3
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
animation, adventure, drama, fantasy
Directed by
Kazuki Akane
Written by
Kazuki Akane, Ryota Yamaguchi
Starring
Maaya Sakamoto, Tomokazu Seki, Mayumi Izuka, Minami Takayama, Koji Tsujitani, Shin-ichiro Miki, Ikue Otani, Nobuyuki Hiyama
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
98 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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