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Tales from Earthsea

Original title: Gedo senki
  • 20062006
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
39K
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Gedo senki (2006)
Ged, the rebellious son of a blacksmith, learns that his destiny is to become a great sorcerer ever known in Earthsea, a mystical world of hundreds of islands.
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  • Animation
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
In a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences.In a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences.In a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
39K
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  • Director
    • Gorô Miyazaki
  • Writers
    • Ursula K. Le Guin(novel)
    • Gorô Miyazaki(screenplay)
    • Keiko Niwa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Timothy Dalton(English version)
    • Willem Dafoe(English version)
    • Mariska Hargitay(English version)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gorô Miyazaki
  • Writers
    • Ursula K. Le Guin(novel)
    • Gorô Miyazaki(screenplay)
    • Keiko Niwa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Timothy Dalton(English version)
    • Willem Dafoe(English version)
    • Mariska Hargitay(English version)
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    • 116User reviews
    • 107Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Timothy Dalton
    Timothy Dalton
    • Gedas Ged
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Cobas Cob
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Mariska Hargitay
    Mariska Hargitay
    • Tenaras Tenar
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Jun'ichi Okada
    Jun'ichi Okada
    • Arrenas Arren
    • (voice)
    Aoi Teshima
    • Theruas Theru
    • (voice)
    Bunta Sugawara
    Bunta Sugawara
    • Haitakaas Haitaka
    • (voice)
    Yûko Tanaka
    • Cobas Cob
    • (voice)
    Teruyuki Kagawa
    Teruyuki Kagawa
    • Hareas Hare
    • (voice)
    Jun Fubuki
    • Tenaras Tenar
    • (voice)
    Takashi Naitô
    • Hazia Dealeras Hazia Dealer
    • (voice)
    Mitsuko Baishô
    • The Mistressas The Mistress
    • (voice)
    Yui Natsukawa
    Yui Natsukawa
    • The Queenas The Queen
    • (voice)
    Kaoru Kobayashi
    Kaoru Kobayashi
    • The Kingas The King
    • (voice)
    Matt Levin
    Matt Levin
    • Prince Arrenas Prince Arren
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Cheech Marin
    Cheech Marin
    • Hareas Hare
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Blaire Restaneo
    Blaire Restaneo
    • Therruas Therru
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Jeff Bennett
    Jeff Bennett
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Susanne Blakeslee
    Susanne Blakeslee
    • The Queenas The Queen
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Suzanne Blakeslee)
    • Director
      • Gorô Miyazaki
    • Writers
      • Ursula K. Le Guin(novel)
      • Gorô Miyazaki(screenplay)
      • Keiko Niwa(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Hayao Miyazaki first wrote to author Ursula K. Le Guin about adapting her book into a film. LeGuin at the time was unfamiliar with Miyazaki's work, and associated animation to be similar to Disney animation, and turned the offer down. After she saw Tonari no Totoro (1988), she loved it, and decided to allow the movie to be made.
    • Quotes

      Haitaka: Now listen to me, Aaren: No man nor any living thing in this world preserves their life forever. But only to men is it given to know that we must die, and that is a precious gift. This life that is both our torment and our treasure was never meant to endure for eternity. Life is a wave on the sea. Would you force the sea to grow still to save one wave? To save yourself?

    • Connections
      Featured in New York, I Love You (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Song of Time
      Lyrics by Akino Arai and Gorô Miyazaki and music by Akino Arai and Hisaaki Hogari

      Performed by Aoi Teshima

    User reviews116

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Suffocated by its source material
    Films experiencing production hell are rarely as good as they might have been, no matter how good the director is (c.f. Gangs of New York and AI) and this one is no exception.

    Taken on its own terms, Tales of Earthsea is a competent, if not breathtaking, start for Miyazaki junior, and bears comparison to the lesser Gibli canon without scaling the heights of its major work. It is unfair to compare it to My Cousin Totoro, Spirited Away or Graveyard of the Fireflies; but it is also a shame for the fans of Earthsea. They didn't get a top director at the top of his game.

    The principal problem with the film is that it doesn't seem to know what to do with the books it is based on. Are they source material to be pillaged? Are they stories to be adapted? Are they concepts to be explored? In the end Miyazaki opts for a mix: the narrative structure is broadly based on the third novel (The Farthest Shore), with a significant sub-plots from both the first (The Wizard of Earthsea) and the fourth (Tehanu). Into the mix he throws some recognisable manga/anime formulae (the arch-enemy; the ronin henchmen; the violence) which cut across the major themes explored by the novels and alluded to by the film.

    If this all sounds like a disaster, it isn't exactly. The plot functions: evil wizard, through pride, upsets the balance of Earthsea forcing archmage, Sparrowhawk, in the company of a young prince, to do battle to restore the balance, destroy the evil and face down their own demons. Had Miyazaki been more ruthless all would probably have been well – for anime fans anyway. But there are too many blind alleys, lose ends and needless distractions – all nods to the books - which make the first half of the film in particular feel like a second rate brass band meandering painfully around a Brassed Off version of Adagio for Strings. The narcotic Hazia, for example, which dominates the beginning of the third story, is introduced early in the film and then simply abandoned. Later, Tenar's back-story fades into nothingness leaving the audience with a forcible impression of a producer impatiently looking at his watch. The whole effect is not homage, but distraction – and a film that it is at least 40minutes longer than it needed to be.

    Ursula LeGuin, who wrote the Earthsea novels, had suggested to (Hayao) Miyazaki that he create new story for Ged, uncluttered by her previous stories, set in the many years between the first two books. This would have made for a less ponderous film.

    Regarding the technical side of animation; it appears the younger Miyazaki was aiming for the dreamlike quality of animation so characteristic of his father's work. Again, he has some partial success in this regard, although it is undeniably more clunky than other Gibli titles. But a lot can be forgiven for his reliance on hand-drawn animation, and there are some moments of real beauty – windblown grasses, rocks on the seashore and chill sunsets. This, along with some strong characters and a much tighter second half, make Tales from Earthsea watchable film, if a slightly underwhelming one. But better than Disney. 6/10
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    • Release date
      • July 29, 2006 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • حكايات البر والبحر
    • Production companies
      • Buena Vista Home Entertainment
      • DENTSU Music And Entertainment
      • GNDHDDT
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $48,658
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,614
      • Aug 15, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $68,673,762
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • DTS-ES
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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