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Sea Prince and the Fire Child

1981 · 108 min

A dreamy, painterly fairy tale of impossible love, glowing with elemental imagery and carrying a soft ache of longing throughout.

Overview
The God of Water and the Goddess of Fire, who once lived in harmony, were torn apart by the Lord of the Winds. Their children, Sirius, heir to the Water Kingdom, and Malta, heir to the Fire Kingdom, become aware of the existence of their other worlds and fall in love. Their parents, however, disapprove, leading to a tale of star-crossed lovers trapped between life and death, water and fire.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • fate
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • fantasy world
  • sea
Era
timeless
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
Humour3
Realism1
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
family, fantasy, animation, romance
Directed by
Masami Hata
Written by
Chiho Katsura, Masami Hata
Starring
Toru Furuya, Mami Koyama, Keiko Han, Michiko Nomura, Ikue Sakakibara, Jūkichi Uno, Kenji Utsumi, Reiko Mutoh
Music
Koichi Sugiyama
Cinematography
Iwao Yamaki
Runtime
108 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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