Tales from Earthsea

Anime

Release date:  

29.07.2006 - Movie
13.08.2010 - North America - Movie

The anime film Tales from Earthsea (Gedo Senki) was created by Studio Ghibli, under the direction of Goro Miyazaki (son of the more famous director and studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki), and based on Ursula K. Le Guin's "Earthsea" fantasy novels. The movie's epic story is one of redemption and self-discovery, set in a mythical world filled with magic and bewitchment. This fantasy adventure follows the wandering wizard Ged, or Sparrowhawk in the English version. Along the way he rescues Arren, a troubled young prince fleeing from his home and pursued by an enigmatic shadow. Arren joins Ged on his quest to search for the force behind a mysterious disturbance that has caused an imbalance in the land of Earthsea, causing - among others - the reappearance of dragons. As they move closer to their intertwined destinies, they cross paths with Tenar, a former priestess, and her disfigured adopted daughter, Therru.

The anime film Tales from Earthsea (Gedo Senki) was created by Studio Ghibli, under the direction of Goro Miyazaki (son of the more famous director and studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki), and based on Ursula K. Le Guin's "Earthsea" fantasy novels. The movie's epic story is one of redemption and self-discovery, set in a mythical world filled with magic and bewitchment. This fantasy adventure follows the wandering wizard Ged, or Sparrowhawk in the English version. Along the way...Full description »