Tales from Earthsea

2006 116 min ★ 6.5 Animation, Fantasy, Adventure

As crops dwindle and dragons reappear, mankind stands on the verge of total chaos. Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk, a powerful wizard, and Arren, a troubled young prince, search for the force behind this mysterious imbalance that threatens to destroy the land of Earthsea.

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Cast

Junichi Okada

Arren (voice)

Aoi Teshima

Theru (voice)

Bunta Sugawara

Haitaka (voice)

Yuko Tanaka

Cob (voice)

Teruyuki Kagawa

Hare (voice)

Jun Fubuki

Tenar (voice)

Takashi Naito

Hazia Dealer (voice)

Mitsuko Baisho

The Mistress (voice)

Yui Natsukawa

The Queen (voice)

Kaoru Kobayashi

The King (voice)

Details

Director

Goro Miyazaki

Screenplay

Keiko Niwa

Tagline

"Once Man and Dragon were one. Man chose Land and Sea, Dragon chose Wind and Fire."

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$68,625,104

Production

Studio Ghibli, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Nippon Television Network Corporation, TOHO, Walt Disney Japan, d-rights, dentsu

Reviews

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johnjabes

August 11, 2026

★ 7/10

Graphics and animation are fine. However, for me, the story feels rushed. The relationship between Ged and Arren is way to short and Arren easily trusted Ged when he was saved. Locations are few. The Kingdom, Hort Town, the farm and Cobs Castle only. There is no action packed scenes if not for the wolves and the ever loyal, blindsided and manipulated solders Cob. I got a mixed feeling for this and...