Tales from Earthsea
Seen it?2006 | 116 min | Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It was a solid box office hit, but middling reviews (37% on Rotten Tomatoes) held it back. 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, adventure fans and animation lovers. If you loved Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender or Lost Horizon, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
As crops dwindle and dragons reappear, mankind stands on the verge of total chaos. Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk, a powerful wizard, and Arren, a troubled young prince, search for the force behind this mysterious imbalance that threatens to destroy the land of Earthsea.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
37% on Rotten Tomatoes, 47 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$76 million worldwide on a $22 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 273K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Goro Miyazaki
- Junichi OkadaArren (voice)
- Aoi TeshimaTheru (voice)
- Bunta SugawaraHaitaka (voice)
- Yuko TanakaCob (voice)
- Teruyuki KagawaHare (voice)
- Jun FubukiTenar (voice)
- Takashi NaitoHazia Dealer (voice)
- Mitsuko BaishoThe Mistress (voice)
- Yui NatsukawaThe Queen (voice)
- Kaoru KobayashiThe King (voice)