Escaflowne: The Movie

Jun 24, 2000

1h 38m

★ 6.7

One will wake it. One will destroy it.

Overview

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.

Genres

Animation

Adventure

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Bandai Visual

SUNRISE

BONES

Escaflowne: The Movie Trailers

Cast

Hitomi Kanzaki (voice)

Maaya Sakamoto

Van (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Yukari / Sora (voice)

Mayumi Izuka

Dilandau (voice)

Minami Takayama

Jajuka (voice)

Koji Tsujitani

Allen (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Merle (voice)

Ikue Otani

Oruto (voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Old Woman (as Naoko Kyoda) (voice)

Hisako Kyoda

Shesta (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Folken (voice)

Jouji Nakata

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