Japan Synopsis
エスカフローネ
“One will wake it. One will destroy it.”
Gaea is a mythical realm ruled by sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence. Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi Kanzaki helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon a journey to fight the Black Dragon Clan. The battle over a legendary suit of dragon armor, Escaflowne, has begun.
The 1999–2001 Japan Window
205 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Escaflowne: The Movie sits at position #98.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Escaflowne: The Movie. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Escaflowne: The Movie premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,509 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,669 of 2,532 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Bandai Visual, SUNRISE, BONES |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | June 24, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0270933 |