Ghibli at GFC 2025: Tales from Earthsea (2006)
- Sat, Jun 7
Director: Goro Miyazaki Run Time: 115 min. Release Year: 2006 Language: Japanese
Starring: Aoi Teshima, Bunta Sugawara, Junichi Okada, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yūko Tanaka
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese with English subtitles | Matinee screenings presented in English
A Film Center tradition, embark on a magical journey into the enchanting world of Studio Ghibli with Ghibli at GFC 2025 this spring.
About the film:
As crops dwindle and dragons reappear, mankind stands on the verge of total chaos. Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk, a powerful wizard, and Arren, a troubled young prince, search for the force behind this mysterious imbalance that threatens to destroy the land of Earthsea, in a tale of redemption and self-discovery that will take your breath away.
Based on the classic book series by Ursula K. Le Guin. The English voice-cast includes performances by Timothy Dalton, Willem Dafoe, Cheech Marin, and Mariska Hargitay.
About the filmmaker:
Goro Miyazaki is a Japanese film director and the son of Akemi and Hayao Miyazaki. After graduating from Shinshu University’s School of Agriculture, he later worked as a construction consultant in the planning and designing of parks and gardens to distinguish himself from the work of his parents. In 1998, he was involved in the design of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, and served as its director from 2001 to June 2005.
In 2005, Goro Miyazaki’s consulted on his first film project with the studio made famous by his father, ultimately directing the feature Tales from Earthsea (2006), an adaptation of the book series by Ursula K. Le Guin. He later directed From up on Poppy Hill (2011), Earwig and the Witch (2020), as well as the series Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter (2014).
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