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Sakura Wars: The Movie
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Sakura Wars: The Movie

2001-12-22 · 85 min · ★ 4.7

Action · Animation · Comedy · Science Fiction

Following in the aftermath of a terrible Demon-Human war, turn of the century Japan is preparing a new fighting force in case the demons decide to return. A squadron of giant robots are built to be controlled by the spirit of the pilot, but it is discovered that the only people with sufficient spirit are young women. After recruiting a team of youths from around the world, the Japanese government decides to keep them a secret by disguising them as a theater troupe, thus requiring them to spend as much time memorizing Shakespeare as they do on military training.

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Directors
Mitsuru Hongo
Production companies
Toei Animation, IMAGICA, Rentrak Japan, Production I.G, KADOKAWA Shoten, SEGA
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Chisa YokoyamaChisa YokoyamaSakura Shinguji (voice)
Michie TomizawaMichie TomizawaSumire Kanzaki (voice)
Urara TakanoUrara TakanoMaria Tachibana (voice)
Kumiko NishiharaKumiko NishiharaIris Chateaubriand (voice)
Yuriko FuchizakiYuriko FuchizakiKouran Li (voice)
Mayumi TanakaMayumi TanakaKanna Kirishima (voice)
Kazue IkuraKazue IkuraLeni Milchstrasse (voice)
Maya OkamotoMaya OkamotoOrihime Soletta (voice)
Akiko KunoRatchet Altair (voice)
Akemi OkamuraAkemi OkamuraKasumi Fujii (voice)
Masaru IkedaMasaru IkedaIkki Yoneda (voice)
Akio SuyamaAkio SuyamaIchiro Ogami (voice)
Takehito KoyasuTakehito KoyasuYuichi Kayama (voice)
Daisuke GoriDaisuke GoriYokihiko Ota (voice)
Keiji FujiwaraKeiji FujiwaraHaruyoshi Tanuma (voice)
Koichi YamaderaKoichi YamaderaBrent Furlong (voice)
Keiichi NanbaKeiichi NanbaPatrick Hamilton (voice)
Ai OrikasaAi OrikasaAyame Fujieda (voice)
Kyoko HikamiKyoko HikamiTsubaki Takamura (voice)
Koichi KitamuraKoichi KitamuraYoritsune Hanakoji (voice)

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