Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

2000 1h 22m JA

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 197

AnimationAdventureFantasyRomance

Synopsis

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All of the Clow Cards have been captured, and Sakura Kinomoto, the new Master of the Cards, is preparing to play the lead in the play for the town festival. However, a new evil force is causing mysterious events all over Tomoeda, including the disappearance of Sakura's cards. With Syaoran's help, Sakura must figure out the cause of these events, and save her town.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sakura Tange
Sakura Kinomoto (voice)
Motoko Kumai
Shaoran Li (voice)
Aya Hisakawa
Kero (voice)
Masaya Onosaka
Kerberos (voice)
Megumi Ogata
Yukito Tsukishiro / Yue (voice)
Junko Iwao
Tomoyo Daidouji (voice)
Yukana
Meiling Li (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Eriol Hiiragizawa (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Morio Asaka
Writers: Nanase Okawa, Morio Asaka, Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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26 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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Original score by Takayuki Negishi. 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 Akara Arisato 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 Motoko Kumai and Aya Hisakawa carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0301083 — 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. Takayuki Negishi scores. Akara Arisato cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
226 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.
5Original score by Takayuki Negishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Akara Arisato shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sakura Tange and Motoko Kumai and Aya Hisakawa carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0301083 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "japan", "magic", "elementary school", "romance".
10Released under 23 different titles around the world.