Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

1999 1h 21m JA

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★7.7TMDB · 171★7.2IMDB · 2,020

FantasyAnimationAdventure

Synopsis

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Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran Li. It turns out that the ancient rival of Clow Reed, the creator of the mysterious and powerful Clow Cards, summoned them, and she's out for revenge. A battle ensues, and secrets are revealed about Clow Reed's shady past and Sakura's connection to him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sakura Tange
Sakura Kinomoto (voice)
Aya Hisakawa
Kero (voice)
Junko Iwao
Tomoyo Daidouji (voice)
Motoko Kumai
Shaoran Li (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Touya Kinomoto (voice)
Megumi Ogata
Yukito Tsukishiro (voice)
Yukana
Meilin Li (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka
Fujitaka Kinomoto (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Morio Asaka
Writers: Nanase Okawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Cardcaptor Sakura Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Morio Asaka, shot by Hisao Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kashiko Kimura 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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Sakura Tange and Aya Hisakawa and Junko Iwao carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0301082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Morio Asaka directs. Hisao Shirai behind the camera. Kashiko Kimura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Cardcaptor Sakura Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Morio Asaka, shot by Hisao Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Kashiko Kimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sakura Tange and Aya Hisakawa and Junko Iwao carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0301082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 18 different titles around the world.