Tales from Earthsea

Name: Tales from Earthsea
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Released: 2006-07-29
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Junichi Okada, Aoi Teshima, Bunta Sugawara, Yuko Tanaka, Teruyuki Kagawa

2006·Movie·PG-13·115 min·★ 6.5(1,494)

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“Once Man and Dragon were one. Man chose Land and Sea, Dragon chose Wind and Fire.”

Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.

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About Tales from Earthsea

Tales from Earthsea is a 2006 Japanese-language animation, fantasy and adventure film directed by Goro Miyazaki. The cast is led by Junichi Okada, Aoi Teshima, Bunta Sugawara. It has a runtime of 1h 55m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 1500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max.

Tales from Earthsea was produced by Studio Ghibli, dentsu Music and Entertainment, and GNDHDDT and made in Japan. It was released on July 29, 2006, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $22 million, it went on to gross $69 million worldwide.

Director: Goro Miyazaki
Writers: Keiko Niwa, Goro Miyazaki
Release date: July 29, 2006
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Budget: $22 million
Box office: $69 million
Production: Studio Ghibli, dentsu Music and Entertainment, GNDHDDT

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Tales from Earthsea cast & crew

Tales from Earthsea was directed by Goro Miyazaki and written by Keiko Niwa and Goro Miyazaki.

The cast features Junichi Okada as Arren (voice), Aoi Teshima as Theru (voice), Bunta Sugawara as Haitaka (voice), Yuko Tanaka as Cob (voice), Teruyuki Kagawa as Hare (voice), and Jun Fubuki as Tenar (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Tamiya Terashima and it was produced by Tomohiko Ishii and Toshio Suzuki.

Is Tales from Earthsea worth watching?

Tales from Earthsea holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 1,494 ratings, a solidly received animation films.

At 1h 55m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy animation, fantasy, and adventure, Tales from Earthsea is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Tales from Earthsea

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