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Tales from Earthsea
Directed by
Goro Miyazaki
PG-13
2010
1h 55m
Adventure
,
Fantasy
,
and more
6.3
36%
6.5
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In a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences.
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Cast of Tales from Earthsea
Junichi Okada
Arren (voice)
Aoi Teshima
Theru (voice) / Theme Song Performance
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)
Yui Natsukawa
The Queen (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi
The King (voice)
Kazumasa Sagawa
(voice)
Koji Hosogai
(voice)
Keigo Shimizu
(voice)
Touko Takita
(voice)
Emi Tsuno
(voice)
Tomomi Takano
(voice)
Aika
(voice)
Goro Miyazaki
Director / Screenplay
Ursula K. Le Guin
Novel
Keiko Niwa
Screenplay
Tales from Earthsea Ratings & Reviews
Decent Films
Steven D. Greydanus
A flawed but ambitious film, full of potent mythic images - battling dragons; a shadowy doppelganger - but one that fails ultimately to resolve those images in a satisfying way.
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
...an ill-conceived story for Western audiences who will blanch at its bizarre embrace of patricide that its young protagonist commits before escaping on a journey of guided self-discovery.
Cinematical
Todd Gilchrist
It's interesting that Tales From Earthsea was originally released in 2006... especially since it seems like in four years, someone could have found a way to make it more interesting.
Boxoffice Magazine
Amy Nicholson
As dark as The Last Unicorn or The Dark Crystal, though a shade less lyrical.
Film Journal International
Daniel Eagan
A wizard and his apprentice battle an evil necromancer who is searching for immortality in this animated adventure drawn from the writings of Ursula K. Le Guin.
Common Sense Media
Renee Schonfeld
Stylish animation isn't enough to save violent adaptation.
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
A workmanlike, humorless cartoon.
UGO
Jordan Hoffman
I came in to Tales from Earthsea hoping to be wowed, and came out half-asleep.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
If this starchy, nearly two-hour allegory about human hubris bluntly addresses a historical moment when global warming threatens the planet and pollution is fouling the seas, its chilly, formal tone keeps you at an emotional distance.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
The Miyazaki legacy is in good hands.
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
The themes and memorable imagery in Earthsea will be familiar to fans of Studio Ghibli, but the storytelling and animation are a step behind.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
There's a whole lot going on in the Japanese anime fantasy Tales From Earthsea, so why is it such a bore?
Seattle Times
Tom Keogh
Abstruse and confusing, Tales from Earthsea's story grows increasingly blurry the closer it gets to what should be a deeply satisfying conclusion.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
Watching the film was at times like watching paint dry, beautiful, meticulously realized paint to be sure but still nothing more then drying paint all the same.
Metromix.com
Geoff Berkshire
It's a long way from 'worst' anything, but the movie otherwise lives down to its not-so-great expectations.
Hollywood & Fine
Marshall Fine
I'm sure it will entertain undiscriminating young viewers and will probably thrill anime lovers. It left me bored and impatient.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Soon sinks into a bog of overly murky narrative.
BrianOrndorf.com
Brian Orndorf
Perhaps a step down for the Studio Ghibli filmography in terms of elegance and overall abstract pleasures, the feature remains an intermittently beguiling creation. Just don't hold your breath for direct clarity.
Village Voice
Michael Atkinson
Earthsea seems to be a stupendously dull place. It would try the patience of any kid.
Antagony & Ecstasy
Tim Brayton
The worst project ever put out by Ghibli... a sometimes clumsy and hectic sword 'n sorcery adventure, not a bad one, but nor a particularly memorable one.
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