Gedo senki (Tales from Earthsea)

Gedo senki (Tales from Earthsea) (2006)

  • 42% of critics liked it
    (36 reviews)

  • 49% of users liked it
    (27,778 ratings)

From famed Japanese animators Studio Ghibli comes "Tales from Earthsea," a sweeping adventure set in a mythical world filled with magic and bewitchment. An epic tale of redemption and self-discovery, the story follows the journey of Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk (voice of Timothy Dalton), the master… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 55 min.
Directed By
Goro Miyazaki
Written By
Ursula K. Le Guin, Goro Miyazaki
Genres
Action & Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Aug 13, 2010 Limited
On DVD
Mar 8, 2011
Walt Disney Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

    A workmanlike, humorless cartoon.

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    If this starchy, nearly two-hour allegory about human hubris bluntly addresses a historical moment when global warming threatens the planet and pollution is fouling the seas, its chilly, formal tone keeps you at an emotional distance.

  • Kyle Smith, New York Post

    The Miyazaki legacy is in good hands.

  • Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle

    The themes and memorable imagery in Earthsea will be familiar to fans of Studio Ghibli, but the storytelling and animation are a step behind.

  • Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

    There's a whole lot going on in the Japanese anime fantasy Tales From Earthsea, so why is it such a bore?

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lewis C


    Eh, let's just call Tales from Earthsea a case of growing pains for Goro Miyazaki. It's not a bad movie. It's just unremarkable in every way. It doesn't have the creativity, emotional depth, or beauty of Spirited Away, the visual wonder of Howl's Moving… More

  • Keiko A


    Studio Ghibli Project 3 Directed by Gorō Miyazaki and voices by Bunta Sugawara, Okada Junichi, Aoi Teshima and Jun Fubuki. Let me just say this was my number 1 film to see in 2006 after seeing the trailer and the pictures they were posting on websites and the movie… More

  • vieras e


    If this had been made by any other studio, I would've given this full three stars because it is pleasing to look at. But since all Ghibli films are, I can only give it 2Â 1/2, because, frankly, it was rather boring.

  • Dead A


    It was not that good to be honest. I found it a bit boring. There are some interesting moments though. But this is something that I'll watch it once and that's it.

  • Corey W


    You'd expect a masterpeice from the son of Hayao Miyazaki but thats not nearly what we get with "Gendo Senki [Tales from Earthsea]". Instead, we get a slow-moving, very dull, story-lacked adventure that doesn't actually pick up any pinch of excitment until the last… More

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