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Escaflowne: The Movie poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.4 / 100
2000·Action / Adventure / Animation·1h 38m

ESCAFLOWNE: THE MOVIE

“One will wake it. One will destroy it.”

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.

Above the Line
Kazuki Akane, Yoshiyuki Takei·DirectorKazuki Akane·ScreenplayRyota Yamaguchi·ScreenplayKazunobu Okeda·Director of PhotographyHajime Mizoguchi·Original Music ComposerShigeyuki Yamamori·Editor
Cast
Maaya Sakamoto·Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)Tomokazu Seki·Van (voice)Mayumi Izuka·Yukari / Sora (voice)Minami Takayama·Dilandau (voice)Koji Tsujitani·Jajuka (voice)Shin-ichiro Miki·Allen (voice)Ikue Otani·Merle (voice)Nobuyuki Hiyama·Oruto (voice)Hisako Kyoda·Old Woman (as Naoko Kyoda) (voice)Kappei Yamaguchi·Shesta (voice)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Kazuki Akane·Director
Writing· 2
Kazuki Akane·ScreenplayRyota Yamaguchi·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Kazunobu Okeda·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Shigeyuki Yamamori·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Hajime Mizoguchi·Original Music ComposerYoko Kanno·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Masahiko Minami·Producer
Other Departments· 22
Cindy H. Yamauchi·Key AnimationToshiyuki Tsuru·Key AnimationHiroto Tanaka·Key AnimationAkihiko Yamashita·Key AnimationAkitoshi Yokoyama·Key AnimationAsako Nishida·Key AnimationAtsushi Hasebe·Key AnimationDaisuke Yoshida·Key AnimationEiji Komatsu·Key AnimationFujio Suzuki·Key AnimationHatsue Nakayama·Key AnimationHideki Sadai·Key AnimationHiroki Kanno·Key AnimationHiromitsu Morishita·Key AnimationHiroshi Koujina·Key AnimationHiroshi Osaka·Key AnimationHiroshi Takeuchi·Key AnimationHitomi Tsuruta·Key AnimationKaori·Key AnimationKatsuhisa Yamamoto·Key AnimationKatsutoshi Tsunoda·Key AnimationKazuchika Kise·Key Animation
By the Numbers
70.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
43%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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