Sakura Wars: The Movie
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Sakura Wars: The Movie

4.6 / 10 2001 1h 25mNR Japanese
ActionAnimationComedyScience Fiction

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Chisa Yokoyama

Chisa Yokoyama

Sakura Shinguji (voice)

Lead
Michie Tomizawa

Michie Tomizawa

Sumire Kanzaki (voice)

Urara Takano

Urara Takano

Maria Tachibana (voice)

Kumiko Nishihara

Kumiko Nishihara

Iris Chateaubriand (voice)

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Kouran Li (voice)

Mayumi Tanaka

Mayumi Tanaka

Kanna Kirishima (voice)

Kazue Ikura

Kazue Ikura

Leni Milchstrasse (voice)

Maya Okamoto

Maya Okamoto

Orihime Soletta (voice)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mitsuru Hongo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Sakura Wars: The Movie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker