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Princess Arete

Princess Arete

20016.91h 44m

Overview

Imprisoned by a sorcerer who fears she will rob him of eternal life, guileless young Princess Arete befriends a villager who helps her plan an escape.

Directed by Sunao Katabuchi
Written by Diana Coles, Sunao Katabuchi
Produced by Eiko Tanaka
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Top Cast

Houko Kuwashima

Houko Kuwashima

Princess Arete (voice)

Tsuyoshi Koyama

Tsuyoshi Koyama

Boax (voice)

Yusuke Numata

Yusuke Numata

Grovel (voice)

Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama

Ample (voice)

Satomi Korogi

Satomi Korogi

Witch (voice)

Eiji Takemoto

Eiji Takemoto

Daraboa (voice)

Norihisa Mori

Norihisa Mori

Blond Knight (voice)

Takashi Nagasako

Takashi Nagasako

King (voice)

Yoshikazu Nagano

Yoshikazu Nagano

Guard #1 (voice)

Akio Suyama

Akio Suyama

Young Boax (voice)

Themes & Keywords

princesstreasurebased on novel or bookmedievalanimeabductionsocerer

About Princess Arete

Princess Arete is a adventure, animation, fantasy, mystery film released in 2001 exploring themes of princess, treasure, based on novel or book, medieval, anime, abduction. Directed by Sunao Katabuchi, it stars Houko Kuwashima, Tsuyoshi Koyama, Yusuke Numata. Imprisoned by a sorcerer who fears she will rob him of eternal life, guileless young Princess Arete befriends a villager who helps her plan an escape.

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