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Princess Arete
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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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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Genre:Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
Written By:Sunao Katabuchi
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Runtime:104 minutes
Studio:Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Beyond C., dentsu, IMAGICA, Omega Project, STUDIO4℃
Cast
Sunao Katabuchi
Director
Houko Kuwashima
Princess Arete (voice)
Tsuyoshi Koyama
Boax (voice)
Yusuke Numata
Grovel (voice)
Minami Takayama
Ample (voice)
Satomi Korogi
Witch (voice)
Eiji Takemoto
Daraboa (voice)
Norihisa Mori
Blond Knight (voice)
Takashi Nagasako
King (voice)
Yoshikazu Nagano
Guard #1 (voice)
Akio Suyama
Young Boax (voice)
Yuko Sasaki
Narrator (voice)
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