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Sakura Wars: The Movie (2003)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Action, Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
Written By:Oji Hiroi, Nobuhisa Terado, Mitsuru Hongo, Hiroyuki Nishimura
In Theaters:9/9/2003
Box Office:
Runtime:85 minutes
Studio:Toei Animation, IMAGICA, Rentrak Japan, Production I.G, KADOKAWA Shoten, SEGA
Cast
Mitsuru Hongo
Director
Chisa Yokoyama
Sakura Shinguji (voice)
Michie Tomizawa
Sumire Kanzaki (voice)
Urara Takano
Maria Tachibana (voice)
Kumiko Nishihara
Iris Chateaubriand (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Kouran Li (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka
Kanna Kirishima (voice)
Kazue Ikura
Leni Milchstrasse (voice)
Maya Okamoto
Orihime Soletta (voice)
Akiko Kuno
Ratchet Altair (voice)
Akemi Okamura
Kasumi Fujii (voice)
Masaru Ikeda
Ikki Yoneda (voice)
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