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International Title:
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Japanese Title:
Record of the Gedo War
US Title:
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Alternate Title:
Tales from Earthsea
 
Production: Toho / Studio Ghibli / Disney / Dentsu*
Distributor: Toho
Japan Release Date Japan Running Time
2006 115 Minutes
 
US Distributor: -
US Release Date US Running Time
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Staff
Directed by Goro Miyazaki
Writing credits Goro Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa, Ursula K. Le Guin
Produced by Tomohiko Ishii, Toshio Suzuki
Music by Tamiya Terajima, Tamiya Terashima
Full Production Committee Toho, Studio Ghibli, Disney, Dentsu, Nippon TV, Hakuhodo DYMP, Mitsubishi
Cast
Gedo Bunta Sugawara
Arren Junichi Okada
Theru Aoi Teshima
Tenor Jun Fubuki
Usagi Teruyuki Kagawa
King Kaoru Kobayashi
Queen Yui Natsukawa
Kumo, Witch Yuko Tanaka
Vendor Mitsuko Baisho
Monster Appearances Aliens, SDF, Misc
N/A N/A
Stock Footage Other Points of Interest
N/A Box Office

Box Office
Release Date: July 29th, 2006 (Japan)
Opening Weekend: ¥905,000,000 / $7,900,000 (Japan, 435 Screens)
Total: ¥7,650,000,000 / $67,000,000 (Japan, Rough Figure)

DVDs and Blu-rays
United States Region 1 Tales from Earthsea Disney (2011) Order
United States Blu-Ray Tales from Earthsea GKIDS (2018) Order

Background and Trivia
  • During the "Behind the Studio: Origins of Tales from Earthsea" extra found on Disney's DVD release, Hayao Miyazaki long expressed an interest in making a movie adaptation of Earthsea and had considered it during the 1980's. Eventually, though, he decided to adapt Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, based on his own manga that he released in 1982. Perhaps by chance or after hearing about this, author Ursula K. Le Guin sent a letter to Hayao saying that: "if anyone were allowed to make an animated Earthsea film, it should be directed by [him] as a Studio Ghibli production." However, Studio Ghibli desired for Goro Miazaki, Hayao's son, to take the project instead. As a result, Hayao flew to meet with the author to make this request, and was successful in securing the project for his son.




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