movie

1999 · Japan

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 86 min
Age rating: PG-13
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
In Japanese — subtitles on.

The story

In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she supposedly holds. At the same time, Utena reunites with Touga Kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. Utena must discover those secrets for herself, before the power that rules Ohtori claims her and her friends, new and old.

witch
rose garden
sexual identity
adolescence
sibling relationship
sexuality
revolution
bride
forbidden love
surrealism

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Aya Hisakawa — Miki Kaoru (voice)
Takehito Koyasu — Touga Kiryuu (voice)
Takeshi Kusao — Kyoichi Saionji (voice)
Yuri Shiratori — Nanami Kiryuu (voice)
Kumiko Nishihara — Shiori Takatsuki (voice)
Ai Orikasa — Kanae Ohtori (voice)
Yuka Imai — Wakaba Shinohara (voice)
Chieko Honda — Kozue Kaoru (voice)

Directed: Kunihiko Ikuhara
Written: Yoji Enokido

Production

Rating: 7.4 / 10 · 91 ratings
Studio: J.C.STAFF, King Records, movic, Shogakukan, Shôjo Kakumei Utena Production Co., Star Child Recording

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