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Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999)

Drama Romance Fantasy Animation

Alone, we have the power to revolutionize the world.

Release Date: 1999, August 14
Directors: Kunihiko Ikuhara
Countries: Japan
Production: J.C.STAFF, King Records, movic, Shogakukan, Shôjo Kakumei Utena Production Co., Star Child Recording, TV Tokyo, Tokyo Laboratory
Cast: Kotono Mitsuishi, Takehito Koyasu, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Takeshi Kusao, Aya Hisakawa, Yuka Imai, Ai Orikasa, Chieko Honda, Yuri Shiratori, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Tomoko Kawakami, Kumiko Nishihara

Overview:

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.

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