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Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur-

Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur-

2026•9.0/10
AnimationDrama

Ratings

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9.0/10(1)

Paris in the early 20th century. Fujiko dreams of becoming a painter despite expectations of marriage, while Chizuru, born into a samurai family, longs to study ballet. Reunited in Paris after meeting as children, they support each other and move toward their dreams.

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Production

ARVO ANIMATION, Bandai Namco Filmworks, TBS, Bandai Namco Music Live, Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ami Touma

Ami Touma

Fujiko Tsuguta (voice)

Lina Arashi

Lina Arashi

Chizuru Sonoi (voice)

Taichi Saotome

Taichi Saotome

Rouslan (voice)

Mugi Kadowaki

Mugi Kadowaki

Olga (voice)

Matsuya Onoe

Matsuya Onoe

Chuu Wakabayashi (voice)

Akihiro Kakuta

Akihiro Kakuta

Enzo (voice)

Kenjiro Tsuda

Kenjiro Tsuda

Shoichi Yajima (voice)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Kunie Sonoi (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Kenkichi Sonoi (voice)

Yuhko Kaida

Yuhko Kaida

Tomiko Tsuguta (voice)

Shinshu Fuji

Shinshu Fuji

Kingo Tsuguta (voice)

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Eitaro Tsuguta (voice)

Kensho Ono

Kensho Ono

Kozo Tsuguta (voice)

Kaori Nazuka

Kaori Nazuka

Joan (voice)

Jun Karasawa

Jun Karasawa

Maddie (voice)

Ayumu Murase

Ayumu Murase

Thomas (voice)

Yumi Uchiyama

Yumi Uchiyama

Maria (voice)

Hiroshi Iwasaki

Hiroshi Iwasaki

Morant (voice)

Anna Nagase

Anna Nagase

Matilda (voice)

Tomoyo Kurosawa

Tomoyo Kurosawa

Chloe (voice)

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