Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose
Seen it?1993 | 61 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Hellboy or Superman, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 1 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
While enjoying the flower gardens, Sailor Moon and friends encounter an old childhood friend of Mamoru's: an alien! He's come back to give Mamoru a special flower but doesn't like Usagi and the rest of the planet's inhabitants. Sailor Moon must defend the earth from the evil Kisenian Flower he's brought back... before the evil vines and blossoms overrun the planet!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$12 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 32K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara
- Kotono MitsuishiUsagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (voice)
- Toru FuruyaMamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask (voice)
- Michie TomizawaRei Hino / Sailor Mars (voice)
- Aya HisakawaAmi Mizuno / Sailor Mercury (voice)
- Emi ShinoharaMakoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter (voice)
- Rica FukamiMinako Aino / Sailor Venus (voice)
- Keiko HanLuna (voice)
- Yasuhiro TakatoArtemis (voice)
- Kae ArakiChibiusa (voice)
- Wakana YamazakiFlower Youma Gurishina (voice)