Tales from Earthsea

"Once Man and Dragon were one. Man chose Land and Sea, Dragon chose Wind and Fire."

2006 1h 56m JA

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★6.5TMDB · 1,547

AnimationFantasyAdventure

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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.

“Once Man and Dragon were one. Man chose Land and Sea, Dragon chose Wind and Fire.”

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Cast

Junichi Okada
Arren (voice)
Aoi Teshima
Theru (voice)
Bunta Sugawara
Haitaka (voice)
Yuko Tanaka
Cob (voice)
Teruyuki Kagawa
Hare (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Tenar (voice)
Takashi Naito
Hazia Dealer (voice)
Mitsuko Baisho
The Mistress (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Goro Miyazaki
Writers: Keiko Niwa, Hayao Miyazaki, Goro Miyazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 7

ERA

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Original score by Tamiya Terashima. 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 Takeshi Seyama 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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Junichi Okada and Aoi Teshima and Bunta Sugawara carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Once Man and Dragon were one. Man chose Land and Sea, Dragon chose Wind and Fire.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0495596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Goro Miyazaki directs. Tamiya Terashima scores. Takeshi Seyama cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Original score by Tamiya Terashima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Takeshi Seyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Junichi Okada and Aoi Teshima and Bunta Sugawara carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Once Man and Dragon were one. Man chose Land and Sea, Dragon chose Wind and Fire.".
7IMDB entry: tt0495596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "life and death", "based on novel or book", "magic", "sword".

The technical file

Original score: Tamiya Terashima
Editing: Takeshi Seyama
Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $22,000,000
Box office: $68,625,104
Return: 312% of budget
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Tales from Earthsea (2006)

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jigzz2026-08-11
★ 7/10
Graphics and animation are fine. However, for me, the story feels rushed. The relationship between Ged and Arren is way to short and Arren easily trusted Ged when he was saved. Locations are few. The Kingdom, Hort Town, the farm and Cobs Castle only. There is no action packed scenes if not for the wolves and the ever loyal, blindsided and manipulated solders Cob. I got a mixed feeling for this and I give this 7 out of 10 Stars. I think this will be much better if this was made as an anime but overall, I will only watch this once. I deep watch this with CoPilot, fandom and Wikipedia. A total nerd focus wartch. Kudos to the donkey/horse who has no name.

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