Futari wa Precure Max Heart: The Movie

2005 1h 10m JA

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★5.9TMDB · 23★5.8IMDB · 38

AnimationFantasyComedyActionAdventureFamily

Synopsis

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The Courageous Warriors of the Garden of Hope have summoned Nagisa, Honoka, and Hikari to protect their kingdom from a witch who plans to steal the Diamond Line, which is a set of jewelry the queen of the Garden of Hope wears to a ceremony every year to replenish the water of the kingdom. The witch plans to resurrect the Dark Lord and if she does so, not only will the Garden of Hope be destroyed, but other kingdoms in the galaxies, including the Garden of Rainbows and the Garden of Light. Source: ANN

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Cast

Yoko Honna
Nagisa Misumi / Cure Black (voice)
Yukana
Honoka Yukishiro / Cure White (voice)
Rie Tanaka
Hikari Kujou / Shiny Luminous (voice)
Keiichi Sonobe
Butler (voice)
Daisuke Kishio
Shougo Fujimura / Prince of the Garden of Hope (voice)
Mikako Fujita
Akane Fujita (voice)
Tamao Akae
Heart (voice)
Satoshi Katougi
Kimata (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Junji Shimizu
Writers: Daisuke Habara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Pretty Cure Movie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Junji Shimizu, shot by Kisachi Tashiro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Naoki Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshihiro Aso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yoko Honna and Yukana and Rie Tanaka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1345460 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Junji Shimizu directs. Kisachi Tashiro behind the camera. Naoki Sato scores. Yoshihiro Aso cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Part of the "Pretty Cure Movie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Junji Shimizu, shot by Kisachi Tashiro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Naoki Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yoshihiro Aso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yoko Honna and Yukana and Rie Tanaka carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1345460 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kisachi Tashiro
Original score: Naoki Sato
Editing: Yoshihiro Aso
Runtime: 70 min · 1h 10m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Futari wa Precure Max Heart: The Movie (2005)
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 38 votes

Part of

Pretty Cure Movie Collection

Pretty Cure (プリキュアシリーズ, Purikyua Shirīzu, lit. "Pretty Cure Series"), also known as PreCure (プリキュア, Purikyua) and PC, is a Japanese magical girl anime franchise created by Izumi Todo and produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Asatsu-DK, and Toei Animation. Each series revolves around a group of magical girls known as Pretty Cures who battle against evil forces. Starting in February 2004 with Futari wa Pretty Cure, the franchise has seen many anime series, spanning over 1000 episodes to date, as well as spawning movies, manga, toys, and video games. Its most recent iteration, Star Detective Pretty Cure!, began airing in February 2026 as part of TV Asahi's Sunday morning children's television block. To date, three series have received English adaptations.