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Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie

Animation · Drama · Fantasy · 1999

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.

Movie details

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie

“Alone, we have the power to revolutionize the world.”

1999 Animation · Drama · Fantasy 1h 26m

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7.4 / 10

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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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The people responsible.

Directed by

Kunihiko Ikuhara

Written by

Yoji Enokido

Tomoko Kawakami

Tomoko Kawakami

Utena Tenjou (voice)

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Anthy Himemiya (voice)

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Akio Ohtori (voice)

Kotono Mitsuishi

Kotono Mitsuishi

Juri Arisugawa (voice)

Aya Hisakawa

Aya Hisakawa

Miki Kaoru (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Touga Kiryuu (voice)

Takeshi Kusao

Takeshi Kusao

Kyoichi Saionji (voice)

Court is in session

Put Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.