GEDO SENKI (Original title)TALES FROM EARTHSEA (Alternative title)TALES OF EARTHSEA (Help search title)
Date: 2006 (Copyright)Country: JapanDirected by: Goro Miyazaki
Production company billing: ©2006. Nibariki - GNDHDDT A Studio Ghibli production (with Totoro Mark) Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DYMP, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi and Toho present [end] Dolby Digital/DTS In Colour International Sales: Wild Bunch, Paris Based on the 'Earthsea' series by Ursula K. LeGuin Inspired by 'Shuna no tabi' (translates as 'Shuna's Journey') by Hayao Miyazaki [1.85:1]
Synopsis: Animated tale. In a medieval world, young Prince Arren is guided by mysterious forces to kill his father and steal his magic sword. He then leaves on a journey which will be full of magical discoveries.
Releases
Date: 29 July 2006Country: JapanRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Runtime: 115 mins Length: 10386 FeetDialogue (original): Japanese
Title: At home/DVD new: Tales from EarthseaAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: StarBurst n359 February 2008 Page: 100
Title: Reviews: DVDAuthor: RICHARDSON, David Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v17 n8 August 2007 Pages: 79-80
Title: Reviews: Tales from EarthseaAuthor: OSMOND, Andrew Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v17 n9 September 2007 Page: 96
Title: Additions & correctionsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Additional filmographic data.
In: Screen International n1555 14 Jul 2006 Page: 23
Title: Shorter hot summerAuthor: GRAY, Jason Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Looks at Japan's 2006 Summer releases, including BRAVE STORY GEDO SENKI (TALES FROM EARTHSEA).
In: Screen International n1574 1 Dec 2006 Page: 39
Title: Tales From Earthsea (Gedo Senki)Author: MARSHALL, Lee Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Venice Film Festival Catalogue v63rd August 2006 Pages: 114-115
Title: [Venice Film Festival Catalogue - v63rd August 2006: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
Description: Includes director's notes.
In: Cineforum n459 November 2006 Pages: 62-63
Title: Gedo senkiAuthor: f.t.[TASSI, Fabrizio] Article type: ReviewLanguage: Italian
Description: Reviewed at the 2006 Venice International Film Festival.
In: Screen International n1573 24 Nov 2006 Page: 12
Title: In the name of fatherAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Goro Miyazaki recalls his experience of directing his first animated feature TALES FROM EARTHSEA with his father Hayao M iyazaki's Studio Ghibli.
In: Variety 16 Oct 2006 Page: 66
Title: Film ReviewsAuthor: FELPERIN, Leslie Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Author: CAVALLARO, Dani Pages: vii, 197 pages
Date: 2006 (Copyright)Country: JapanDirected by: Goro Miyazaki
Production company billing: ©2006. Nibariki - GNDHDDT A Studio Ghibli production (with Totoro Mark) Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DYMP, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi and Toho present [end] Dolby Digital/DTS In Colour International Sales: Wild Bunch, Paris Based on the 'Earthsea' series by Ursula K. LeGuin Inspired by 'Shuna no tabi' (translates as 'Shuna's Journey') by Hayao Miyazaki [1.85:1]
Synopsis: Animated tale. In a medieval world, young Prince Arren is guided by mysterious forces to kill his father and steal his magic sword. He then leaves on a journey which will be full of magical discoveries.
Releases
Date: 29 July 2006Country: JapanRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Runtime: 115 mins Length: 10386 FeetDialogue (original): Japanese
Credits
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©: Nibariki - GNDHDDT, Production Company: Studio Ghibli, [Produced] With: Totoro Mark, Presented by: Nippon Television Network Corporation, Presented by: Dentsu, Presented by: Hakuhodo, Presented by: Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Japan), Presented by: Mitsubishi, Toho Co. Ltd., Executive Producer [ELV]: John Lasseter, Producer: Toshio Suzuki, Producer [ELV]: Steve Alpert, Javier Ponton, Assistant Producer: Tomohiko Ishii, Associate Producer: Seiji Okuda, Associate Producer: Ryoichi Fukuyama, Associate Producer: Naoya Fujimaki, Associate Producer [ELV]: Jim Hubbert, Associate Producer [ELV]: Herbert Primig, Bob Buchholz, Prod'n Committee (Nippon Television): Seiichiro Ujiie, Prod'n Committee (Nippon Television): Noritada Hosokawa, Prod'n Committee (Nippon Television): Shinji Takada, Prod'n Committee (Nippon Television): Masahiko Osawa, Prod'n Committee (Nippon Television): Daisuke Kadoya, Prod'n Committee (Nippon Television): Nobuyuki Iinuma, Prod'n Committee (Nippon Television): Jinichiro Takada, Prod'n Committee (Nippon Television): Kazuo Yoshida, Prod'n Committee (Nippon Television): Noriko Yanagisawa, Mayumi Hirakata, Prod'n Committee (Dentsu): Tateo Mataki, Prod'n Committee (Dentsu): Tatsuyoshi Takashima, Prod'n Committee (Dentsu): Ryuichi Mori, Prod'n Committee (Dentsu): Kotaro Sugiyama, Prod'n Committee (Dentsu): Yuji Shimamoto, Prod'n Committee (Dentsu): Norio Hayashi, Tatsuya Tanemura, Prod'n Committee (Hakuhodo DY Media P): Takashi Sato, Prod'n Committee (Hakuhodo DY Media P): Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa, Prod'n Committee (Hakuhodo DY Media P): Yoshiro Yasunaga, Prod'n Committee (Hakuhodo DY Media P): Megumi Yoshida, Masatsugu Yabe, Prod'n Committee (BVHE): Koji Hoshino, Prod'n Committee (BVHE): Takayuki Tsukagoshi, Prod'n Committee (BVHE): Maiko Hirano, Prod'n Committee (BVHE): Koji Kishimoto, Prod'n Committee (BVHE): Yuko Muranaka, Yaeko Nagami, Prod'n Committee (d-rights): Toru Itabashi, Prod'n Committee (d-rights): Tetsuya Yamamoto, Prod'n Committee (d-rights): Hiroya Nishimura, Prod'n Committee (d-rights): Eisaku Tamura, Prod'n Committee (d-rights): Toshiya Takasaki, Kino Arai, Prod'n Committee (Toho): Hideyuki Takai, Prod'n Committee (Toho): Yoshishige Shimatani, Minami Ichikawa, Production Manager: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Finance/Personnel Manager: Miyuki Shimamiya, Auditor: Hirotaka Nakao, Production Administration Manager: Shinsuke Nonaka, Production Administration: Shokichi Arai, Production Administration: Toshiyuki Kawabata, Production Administration: Yoshiaki Nishimura, Production Administration: Nobuko Shiraki, Production Administration: Tetsu Shinagawa, Mayu Naito, Post-production: Kazumi Inaki, Post-production: Tamaki Kojo, Noriko Tsushi, Manager of Post-production [ELV]: Jennifer Goldberg, Assistant to the Director: Kenji Imura, Ryosuke Kiyokawa, Casting Co-ordination: Pug Point Japan, Casting Co-ordination: Motohiro Hatanaka, Ayumi Sato, Casting [ELV]: Ned Lott, Screenplay Written by: Goro Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa, English Language Adaptation [ELV]: Jim Hubbert, English Language Adaptation [ELV]: Bob Buchholz, English Language Adaptation [ELV]: Billy Frolick, English Language Adaptation [ELV]: Rieko Izutsu-Vajirasarn, English Language Adaptation [ELV]: Evan Ma, English Language Adaptation [ELV]: Kenzo Ochiai-Galand, Steve Alpert, Based on the 'Earthsea' series by: Ursula K. Le Guin, Insprd 'Shuna no tabi/Shuna's Journey' b: Hayao Miyazaki, Director of Digital Imaging: Atsushi Okui, Digital Camera/Composite Operator: Junji Yabuta, Digital Camera/Composite Operator: Atsushi Tamura, Hidenori Shibahara, Director of Animation: Akihiko Yamashita, Supervising Animator: Takeshi Inamura, Supervising Animator Assistant: Makiko Futaki, Supervising Animator Assistant: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Atsushi Yamagata, Key Animation: Atsuko Tanaka, Key Animation: Megumi Kagawa, Key Animation: Kenichi Yamada, Key Animation: Hideaki Yoshio, Key Animation: Eiji Yamamori, Key Animation: Kazuyoshi Onoda, Key Animation: Mariko Matsuo, Key Animation: Mariko Suzuki, Key Animation: Atsushi Tamura, Key Animation: Minoru Ohashi, Key Animation: Masafumi Yokota, Key Animation: Masako Sato, Key Animation: Fumie Konno, Key Animation: Shunsuke Hirota, Key Animation: Shinji Otsuka, Key Animation: Yoshiyuki Momose, Key Animation: Takeshi Honda, Key Animation: Takashi Hashimoto, Key Animation: Tetsuya Nishio, Key Animation: Shigeru Fujita, Key Animation: Kazuchika Kise, Key Animation: Shôgo Furuya, Key Animation: Koji Sugiura, Key Animation: Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Key Animation: Masashi Okumura, Key Animation: Toshihiko Masuda, Key Animation: Hiroyuki Morita, Key Animation: Atsushi Shigeta, Key Animation: Kenji Hachizaki, Key Animation: Yoshihiro Osugi, Key Animation: Hiroomi Yamakawa, Key Animation: Miwa Sasaki, Key Animation: Hideki Hamasu, Key Animation: Shinji Hashimoto, Key Animation: Kenichi Konishi, Key Animation: Dong-sik Kim, Key Animation: Don-joon Kim, Kil-yong Jang, Supporting Animation Studio: Anime Torotoro, Supporting Animation Studio: Nakamura Production, Supporting Animation Studio: Studio Takuranke, Supporting Animation Studio: Studio Cockpit, Supporting Animation Studio: Oh Production, Supporting Animation Studio: Doga Kobo, Supporting Animation Studio: Tatsunoko Production, Supporting Animation Studio: Gainax, Supporting Animation Studio: Ufo Table, Supporting Animation Studio: Production I-G, Supporting Animation Studio: Mad House, Supporting Animation Studio: Gonzo, DR Movie, Director of Digital Animation: Mitsunori Kataama, Digital Animator: Miki Sato, Digital Animator: Masaru Karube, Digital Animator: Norihiko Miyoshi, Digital Animator: Naoko Ishizuka, Digital Animator: Shun Iwasawa, Digital Animator: Tsutomu Nomoto, Yoichi Senzui, Special Effects: Keiko Itogawa, CG Engineer: Masafumi Inoue, Editing: Takeshi Seyama, Editing Assistant: Megumi Uchida, Editing Assistant: Rie Matsubara, Editing Assistant: Keiko Kadokawa, Hiromi Sasaki, Art Director: Yoji Takeshige, Colour Design: Michiyo Yasuda, Colour Design: Kanako Takayanagi, Fumiko Numahata, Titles: Malin Post, Film Developing: Imagica, [Colour] Timing: Hiroaki Hirabayashi, Music by: Tamiya Terashima, Music Performance: Carlos Núñez, Music Performance: Garyu Matsumoto, Music Performance: Rio Yamase, Music Performance: Yukiko Sakai, Music Performance: Xurxo Núñez, Music Performance: Gerald Muirhead, Music Performance: Amalia Neculaes, Music Performance: Tokyo Chamber Music Association, Seiji Shinozaki Strings, Conductor: Chikako Takahashi, Music Editor: Naoko Oono, [Music] Recording Engineer: Akihiko Oono, Director of Audio Recording: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi, [Sound] Recording Supervisor: Shuji Inoue, [Sound] Recording: Hajime Takagi, English Dialogue Recorded by [ELV]: Victor Garcia, English Dialogue Recorded by [ELV]: Chris Foster, Adrian Spano, Sound Mixing Supervisor: Shuji Inoue, Sound Mixing: Hajime Takagi, Re-recording Mixer [ELV]: Michael Semanick, Mix Technician [ELV]: Jürgen Scharpf, Sound Effects: Koji Kasamatsu, ADR (Director) [ELV]: Gary Rydstrom, ADR (Assistant Director) [ELV]: Ned Lott, ADR (Supervising Editor) [ELV]: Victor Garcia, Dolby Film Consultants: Tsutomu Kawahigashi, Mikio Mori, DTS Mastering: Mariko Konta, Atsushi Aikawa, Special Thanks to [ELV]: Pixar Animation Studios, Public Relations: Junichi Nishioka, Public Relations: Yumiko Nishimura, Public Relations: Chieko Tamura, Public Relations: Chihiro Tsukue, Public Relations: Nozomu Ito, Koji Yasuno
Cast
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Junichi Okada (voice of Arren), Aoi Teshima (voice of Therru), Yuko Tanaka (voice of Cob), Teruyuki Kagawa (voice of Hare), Jun Fubuki (voice of Tenar), Takashi Naito (voice of hazia pusher), Mitsuko Baisho (voice of shop lady), Yui Natsukawa (voice of the queen), Kaoru Kobayashi (voice of the king), Bunta Sugawara (voice of Sparrowhawk (Ged)), Kei Iinuma, Osamu Saka, Masayo Umezawa, Misuzu Kanno, Masaru Ikeda, Hideyuki Uzawa, Yoko Todo, Mayuno Yasokawa, Katsuhisa Hoki, Katsuhiko Tamura, Teruo Seki, Shiro Saito, Yasuyuki Kase, Kojiro Takahashi, Akio Tanaka, Takashi Hirota, Rintaro Nishi, Akihiko Shimizu, Katsuaki Takahashi, Jun Sato, Yuichi Nakamura, Tetsu Shiratori, Akiyoshi Sakurai, Naoto Kaji, Oki Sugiyama, Nobito Nishioka, Hiroyuki Kamikawaji, Shinsuke Ueda, Hiroki Tanaka, Kazumasa Sagawa, Koji Hosogai, Keigo Shimizu, Toko Takita, Emi Chikuno, Tomomi Takano, Aika, Maiko Sato, Emiri Kato, Tomomi Watanabe, Eriko Kigawa (additional voices), Timothy Dalton (voice of Sparrowhawk), Willem Dafoe (voice of Cob), Matt Levin (voice of Arren), Cheech Marin (voice of Hare), Mariska Hargitay (voice of Tenar), Blaire Restaneo (voice of Therru), Jeff Bennett, Suzanne Blakeslee, Kat Cressida, Pat Fraley, Brian George, Jess Harnell, Tress Macneille, Kevin Michael Richardson, Mark Silverman, Russi Taylor, Grant George, Jessica Gee-George, Steve Kramer, David Lodge, Liam O'Brien, Tara Platt, Terrence Stone, Karen Strassman (additional voices)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Empire n224 February 2008 Page: 135Title: At home/DVD new: Tales from EarthseaAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: StarBurst n359 February 2008 Page: 100
Title: Reviews: DVDAuthor: RICHARDSON, David Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v17 n8 August 2007 Pages: 79-80
Title: Reviews: Tales from EarthseaAuthor: OSMOND, Andrew Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v17 n9 September 2007 Page: 96
Title: Additions & correctionsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Additional filmographic data.
In: Screen International n1555 14 Jul 2006 Page: 23
Title: Shorter hot summerAuthor: GRAY, Jason Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Looks at Japan's 2006 Summer releases, including BRAVE STORY GEDO SENKI (TALES FROM EARTHSEA).
In: Screen International n1574 1 Dec 2006 Page: 39
Title: Tales From Earthsea (Gedo Senki)Author: MARSHALL, Lee Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Venice Film Festival Catalogue v63rd August 2006 Pages: 114-115
Title: [Venice Film Festival Catalogue - v63rd August 2006: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
Description: Includes director's notes.
In: Cineforum n459 November 2006 Pages: 62-63
Title: Gedo senkiAuthor: f.t.[TASSI, Fabrizio] Article type: ReviewLanguage: Italian
Description: Reviewed at the 2006 Venice International Film Festival.
In: Screen International n1573 24 Nov 2006 Page: 12
Title: In the name of fatherAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Goro Miyazaki recalls his experience of directing his first animated feature TALES FROM EARTHSEA with his father Hayao M iyazaki's Studio Ghibli.
In: Variety 16 Oct 2006 Page: 66
Title: Film ReviewsAuthor: FELPERIN, Leslie Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
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Title: late works of Hayao Miyazaki: a critical study, 2004-2013Author: CAVALLARO, Dani Pages: vii, 197 pages