Escaflowne: The Movie

Escaflowne: The Movie

One will wake it. One will destroy it.

2000•1h 38m•6.7/10

AnimationAdventureDramaFantasy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(143)

Gaea is a mythical realm ruled by sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence. Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi Kanzaki helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon a journey to fight the Black Dragon Clan. The battle over a legendary suit of dragon armor, Escaflowne, has begun.

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Production

Bandai Visual, SUNRISE, BONES

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto

Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

Van (voice)

Mayumi Izuka

Mayumi Izuka

Yukari / Sora (voice)

Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama

Dilandau (voice)

Koji Tsujitani

Koji Tsujitani

Jajuka (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Allen (voice)

Ikue Otani

Ikue Otani

Merle (voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Oruto (voice)

Hisako Kyoda

Hisako Kyoda

Old Woman (as Naoko Kyoda) (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Shesta (voice)

Jouji Nakata

Jouji Nakata

Folken (voice)

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