Escaflowne (movie)
| Escaflowne | |
|---|---|
The original Region 2 DVD cover, released in Japan by Bandai Visual on April 25, 2001.
|
|
| Directed by | Kazuki Akane |
| Produced by |
Masahiko Minami Minoru Takanashi Masuo Ueda Toyoyuki Yokohama |
| Written by | Kazuki Akane Ryota Yamaguchi |
| Starring |
Maaya Sakamoto Tomokazu Seki Jōji Nakata Mayumi Iizuka Minami Takayama Kōji Tsujitani Shinichirô Miki Ikue Ootani Kappei Yamaguchi |
| Music by |
Yoko Kanno Hajime Mizoguchi Inon Zur |
| Cinematography | Kazunori Okeda |
|
Production
company |
|
| Distributed by |
Victor Entertainment (Japan) Funimation Entertainment (US) |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
98 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $94,060 |
Escaflowne (Japanese: エスカフローネ Hepburn: Esukafurōne?), also released under the title Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea, is a 2000 anime fantasy film produced by Sunrise and animated by studio Bones. Directed by Kazuki Akane, the film is a re-telling of the 26-episode anime television series The Vision of Escaflowne. While the plot of the film has some similar elements to the original television series, the characters differ in varying degrees from the television counterparts, with many completely redesigned and bearing little resemblance to the originals. The world of Gaea has a more Asian design than the heavily European influenced television series.
The film was licensed for Region 1 release by Bandai Entertainment, which gave the film a theatrical release on January 25, 2002. A soundtrack and two drama CDs have also been released in Japan by Victor Entertainment in relation to the series.
Hitomi Kanzaki is in crisis. Her life has lost its meaning, and she is plagued by unusual dreams. She is depressed and wants nothing more than to disappear. After falling out with her only friend she is mysteriously summoned to another world, Gaea, where she finds herself inside Escaflowne, a doomsday weapon destined to come to life at the appearance of a prophesied "wing goddess". The world of Gaea is facing its own crisis: relentless conquest by the Black Dragon Clan, the rebels against which become convinced that Hitomi is the prophesied goddess who will revive Escaflowne. Never certain of her identity in Gaea, Hitomi finds her destiny as she becomes closer to the rebel leader, Lord Van, and helps to bring about the fall of his vengeful brother Lord Folken, the master of the Black Dragon Clan.
...
Wikipedia