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Director:
Kunihiko Ikuhara
Writers:
Yoji Enokido (writer)
Chiho Saitou (comic)
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Release Date:
14 August 1999 (Japan) more
Plot:
A handsome youth by the name of Tenjo Utena transfers to the distinguished Ohtori Academy. But Utena's true identity is actually a girl... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Out-and-out brilliance more

Cast

  (in credits order)
Tomoko Kawakami ... Utena Tenjou
Yuriko Fuchizaki ... Anthy Himemiya
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leah Applebaum ... Nanami (voice: English version)
Sharon Becker ... Anthy Himemiya (voice: English version)

Roxanne Beck ... Kozue Kaoru / Wakaba Shinohara / Shadow Girl C-Ko (voice: English version)
Mandy Bonhomme ... Juri Arisugawa / Shadow Girl F-Ko (voice: English version)
Crispin Freeman ... Touga Kiryuu / Prince (voice: English version)
Aya Hisakawa ... Miki Kaoru
Chieko Honda ... Kozue Kaoru
Kunihiko Ikuhara ... Art Teacher
Yuka Imai ... Wakaba Shinohara
Maria Kawamura ... Shadow Girl E-Ko
Satomi Koorogi ... Shadow Girl F-Ko
Takehito Koyasu ... Touga Kiryuu
Takeshi Kusao ... Kyoichi Saionji
Rachael Lillis ... Utena Tenju (voice: English version)
Kotono Mitsuishi ... Jury Arisugawa
Josh Mosby ... Akio Ohtori (voice: English version)
Kumiko Nishihara ... Shiori Takatsuki
Mitsuhiro Oikawa ... Akio Ohtori
Lisa Ortiz ... Shiori Takatsuki / Shadow Girl E-Ko (voice: English version)
Anthony Salerno ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Yuri Shiratori ... Nanami
Jack Taylor ... Kyoichi Saionji (voice: English version)
Kumiko Watanabe ... Shadow Girl C-Ko
Jimmy Zoppi ... Miki Kaoru (voice: English version)
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Directed by
Kunihiko Ikuhara 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Yoji Enokido  writer
Chiho Saitou  comic

Produced by
Tomoji Matsukura .... producer
Atsushi Moriyama .... producer
Toshimichi Otsuki .... producer
 
Original Music by
Shinkichi Mitsumune 
J.A. Seazer 
 
Cinematography by
Toyomitsu Nakajo 
 
Film Editing by
Shigeru Nishiyama 
 
Art Direction by
Shinya Hasegawa 
Shichirô Kobayashi 
 
Sound Department
Yoshio Obara .... recording coordinator
Hideyuki Tanaka .... sound director
 
Animation Department
Masahiro Aizawa .... chief animator
Shinya Hasegawa .... character designer
Shinya Hasegawa .... chief animator
Akemi Hayashi .... chief animator
Shingo Kaneko .... animation director
Keiko Kawashima .... chief animator
Katsushi Sakurabi .... animation director
Tooru Takahashi .... animation director
Nobuyuki Takeuchi .... chief animator
 
Other crew
Takayuki Karahashi .... translator (English version)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Revolutionary Girl Utena (International: English title)
Revolutionary Girl Utena: Adolescence of Utena (literal English title)
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie
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Runtime:
Japan:85 min | Singapore:86 min | USA:100 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
English | Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 (re-rated) | Australia:M | Singapore:R(A)
Company:
J.C. Staff more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
[Akio checks on a seemingly unconscious, unclothed Anthy]
Akio Ohtori: Uh... You weren't asleep?
[backs away]
Akio Ohtori: How long? How long have you been awake? Have you never been asleep? Were you only PRETENDING?
Anthy Himemiya: [sits up] Don't worry. You are my Prince, dear Brother. You can do with me as you please.
Akio Ohtori: [yelling] Don't talk like that!... I'm not like THAT!
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Referenced in Die Another Day (2002) more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Out-and-out brilliance, 4 August 2001
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Author: himitsu

In an alternate universe retelling of the Shoujo Kakumei Utena story, this movie blows the already great TV series out of the water. Tenjou Utena is new to Ohtori Academy, having recently broken up with Kiryuu Touga. Upon arriving, she sees him again, and meets Himemiya Anthy, also known as the Rose Bride. Utena is forced into a duel with Saionji Kyouichi for the possession of the Rose Bride. She is bewildered by the events taking place in the academy, but starts to figure out what life is all about and where it doesn't happen. The plot is fresh while still holding on to certain elements of the original storyline from the TV series. The characters, while many have done 180s with their personalities, are still as captivating as ever. The music, supplied once again by the wonderful J.A Seaser, is just as good as anything in the TV series, if not better. Finally, the animation is more beautiful than words can describe. If nothing else, watch this movie for the animation. Many people, Utena fans and not, don't give this movie a fair shake, claiming a number of things they don't like about it which were exactly what they liked about the TV series. Though it is much easier to understand the movie if you've seen the series in full, the movie is still a masterpiece to behold in any right.

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