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Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

1999 · 81 min

A gentle, magical adventure with a bittersweet heart, blending whimsical charm with a touch of eerie mystery.

Overview
Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran Li. It turns out that the ancient rival of Clow Reed, the creator of the mysterious and powerful Clow Cards, summoned them, and she's out for revenge. A battle ensues, and secrets are revealed about Clow Reed's shady past and Sakura's connection to him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • grief
  • loyalty
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • fantasy world
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
fantasy, animation, adventure
Directed by
Morio Asaka
Written by
Nanase Okawa
Starring
Sakura Tange, Aya Hisakawa, Junko Iwao, Motoko Kumai, Tomokazu Seki, Megumi Ogata, Yukana, Hideyuki Tanaka
Cinematography
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Runtime
81 min
Country
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Languages
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