Futari wa Precure Max Heart Movie 2: Friend of Yukizora

2005 1h 15m JA

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 13

AnimationComedyFantasyActionAdventureFamily

Synopsis

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On his way to visit the Queen of the Garden of Light, the Sage of the Garden of Clouds accidentally drops the egg of the Houhou. The egg lands in the Garden of Rainbows, where it is found by Hikari, attracting the attention of a powerful pair of servants of the Dark Lord.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoko Honna
Nagisa Misumi / Cure Black (voice)
Yukana
Honoka Yukishiro / Cure White (voice)
Rie Tanaka
Hikari Kujo / Shiny Luminous (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Mepple (voice)
Akiko Yajima
Mipple (voice)
Haruna Ikezawa
Porun
Asuka Tanii
Lulun
Mikako Fujita
Akane Fujita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Junji Shimizu
Writers: Yoshimi Narita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-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 Takumi Wakao. 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: tt0498493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Junji Shimizu directs. Takumi Wakao 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 75-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 Takumi Wakao. 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: tt0498493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "superhero", "snow", "precure", "supervillain".

The technical file

Cinematography: Takumi Wakao
Original score: Naoki Sato
Editing: Yoshihiro Aso
Runtime: 75 min · 1h 15m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Futari wa Precure Max Heart Movie 2: Friend of Yukizora (2005)

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.