In a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences.In a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences.In a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Timothy Dalton
- Sparrowhawk
- (English version)
- (voice)
Willem Dafoe
- Cob
- (English version)
- (voice)
Mariska Hargitay
- Tenar
- (English version)
- (voice)
Jun'ichi Okada
- Arren
- (voice)
Aoi Teshima
- Theru
- (voice)
Bunta Sugawara
- Haitaka
- (voice)
Yûko Tanaka
- Cob
- (voice)
Teruyuki Kagawa
- Hare
- (voice)
Jun Fubuki
- Tenar
- (voice)
Takashi Naitô
- Hazia Dealer
- (voice)
Mitsuko Baishô
- The Mistress
- (voice)
Yui Natsukawa
- The Queen
- (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi
- The King
- (voice)
Matt Levin
- Arren
- (English version)
- (voice)
Cheech Marin
- Hare
- (English version)
- (voice)
Blaire Restaneo
- Therru
- (English version)
- (voice)
Jeff Bennett
- Additional Voices
- (English version)
- (voice)
Susanne Blakeslee
- The Queen
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (as Suzanne Blakeslee)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHayao Miyazaki first wrote to author Ursula K. Le Guin about adapting her book into a film. LeGuin at the time was unfamiliar with Miyazaki's work, and associated animation to be similar to Disney animation, and turned the offer down. After she saw My Neighbor Totoro (1988), she loved it, and decided to allow the movie to be made.
- Quotes
Haitaka: Now listen to me, Aaren: No man nor any living thing in this world preserves their life forever. But only to men is it given to know that we must die, and that is a precious gift. This life that is both our torment and our treasure was never meant to endure for eternity. Life is a wave on the sea. Would you force the sea to grow still to save one wave? To save yourself?
- ConnectionsFeatured in New York, I Love You (2008)
- SoundtracksSong of Time
Lyrics by Akino Arai and Gorô Miyazaki and music by Akino Arai and Hisaaki Hogari
Performed by Aoi Teshima
Featured review
I am a great fan of the LeGuin books, and when I learned that Studio Ghibli was going to be involved in making of the film I eagerly looked forward to its release. I hoped it would make up for the awful SciFi Channel-aired film. The good news in this outing is, there is genuine respect for the source material, even if it is not done genuine honor.
The plot of the film is an amalgamation of elements of several of the Earthsea books, creating a new villain and having characters interact that indeed barely met in the books. While I could not help but feel disappointed by these changes, the film is still visually enjoyable to behold. It does not compare as favorably to Howl's Moving Castle, a story drastically altered from its own source material that still manages to stand on its own as a story.
I could not help but think, as I watched the character Arren develop, why? Why, when there is such wonderful source material, that his introduction came across so muddled and poorly reasoned. I viewed the film with someone who had never read the books, and she really enjoyed it. Despite the film's shortcomings, you generally care for the cast by the end.
The plot of the film is an amalgamation of elements of several of the Earthsea books, creating a new villain and having characters interact that indeed barely met in the books. While I could not help but feel disappointed by these changes, the film is still visually enjoyable to behold. It does not compare as favorably to Howl's Moving Castle, a story drastically altered from its own source material that still manages to stand on its own as a story.
I could not help but think, as I watched the character Arren develop, why? Why, when there is such wonderful source material, that his introduction came across so muddled and poorly reasoned. I viewed the film with someone who had never read the books, and she really enjoyed it. Despite the film's shortcomings, you generally care for the cast by the end.
- dancegethsemane
- Nov 29, 2006
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- حكايات البر والبحر
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $48,658
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $20,614
- Aug 15, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $68,673,762
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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