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2001

Arete hime

Princess Arete

アリーテ姫

(c)ARETE PROJECT

(c)ARETE PROJECT

(c)ARETE PROJECT

(c)ARETE PROJECT

Release Date
July, 21st, 2001
Running Time
105 min
Genre
Animation
Color
Color
Screening Format
35mm,Blu-ray, DVD
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (35mm, Blu-ray) Spanish (Blu-ray)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Studio ]

STUDIO4℃

[ Story ]

[ Overseas Results ]

Director Katabuchi Sunao’s first theatrically released animated feature film. A princess struggling to figure out her reason for existence carves out a future for herself. Animation produced by STUDIO4℃.
Princess Arete (voice: Kuwashima Houko) was locked up in a tiny room at the top of a tall castle tower. She pondered the meaning of life while peering out from her tower window at the people living in the castle town far below. One day, she finds a secret escape hatch by deciphering an old book, and she escapes the castle and heads for the town.

[ Contact (International) ]

STUDIO4℃ Co., Ltd.
Attn: INOGUCHI Ayumi
tel: +81 422 50 4044
fax: +81 422 50 4048
E-mail: license@studio4c.co.jp
http://www.studio4c.co.jp/english

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[ Licensing contact ]

Oversea Sales
Beyond C. Co., Ltd.   Attn: INOGUCHI Ayumi
tel: +81 0 422 50 4044
E-mail: inoguchi@studio4c.co.jp
http://www.studio4c.co.jp/english

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