Windaria
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| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Produced by | Toshihiro Nagao |
| Written by | Keisuke Fujikawa |
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Ryuji Sasai Satoshi Kadokura |
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Victor Entertainment (Japan) Streamline Pictures, ADV Films (U.S.) |
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101 minutes |
| Language | Japanese |
Windaria (童話めいた戦史ウインダリア Douwa Meita Senshi Uindaria?, lit. "Fairy Tale War Windaria"), also called Legend of Fabulous Battle Windaria and Once Upon a Time, is a Japanese animated film produced by Kaname Productions and Idol. The film was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and written by Keisuke Fujikawa. It was released theatrically in Japan on July 19, 1986.
The mountainous kingdom of Paro and the coastal city-state of Itha had been at peace for over a century. They would have remained that way but for the ambitions of Paro's power-hungry king. Paro invaded Itha, despite the love between Jill, Paro's prince, and Ahanas, Itha's princess. Caught between duty and emotion, the star-crossed lovers were forced to fight a war to its bitter conclusion. Isu was a simple farmer from the neutral village of Saki, but he saved Itha from being destroyed by a spy from Paro, and found himself hungering for wealth and glory that the Ithan monarchy could provide. Agents from Paro made him an offer to fulfill his wishes, and he left his wife Marin behind in what would turn into a battlefield between the two kingdoms.
Windaria is based on a novel of the same name, authored by Keisuke Fujikawa, the film's screenwriter. Fujikawa's resume includes the live-action Ultraman and the animated series Space Battleship Yamato, Grandizer, and Cat's Eye. The film was produced by animation companies Kaname Productions and Idol and directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, who previously worked on Magical Princess Minky Momo and GoShogun.Studio Gallop was responsible for its photography and Studio Cosmos contributed the backgrounds. Mutsumi Inomata acted as both character designer and animation director. The film's instrumental musical score was composed by Satoshi Kadokura. The vocal theme "Yakusoku" (約束?, lit. "Promise") was written by Kazuhiko Kato and performed by J-pop singer Akino Arai. The ending theme "Utsukushii Hoshi" (美しい星?, lit. "Beautiful Planet") was written and performed by Arai. Arai stated that she did not discuss the composition of the tracks with the director as she would have later in her career.
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