Post by philmarlowe on Jul 13, 2006 9:53:35 GMT -5
The Sanjuro Valley
Genre: Anime/2-D
Time: 113 minutes
Release Date: September 29th
Japanese Voice Cast: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Daijiro Harada, and Haruko Kato
American Voice Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Ewan McGregor, Peter O’Toole, and Judi Dench
Director: Hayo Miyazaki
Plot: Dario (Kamiki/ Hutcherson) is a small lad who has lived in this little village, Sanjuro nestled between three massive mountains. He is a motor-mouth who often blurts out things he ought not to talk about. Every day he grows more and more tired of his boring little village. His only joy is visiting the old hermit, Horoku (Harada/O’Toole), who tells him tales of the great world beyond the secluded valley.
At night, Dario starts to have wild dreams of these far away place. He rides dragons, and flies through the sky. He is a warrior leading army. Each night these fantasies become more and more fantastic as he is fed more and more stories from Horoku.
One day, one his way to visit the hermit, Dario spies a large rock just on the rise on the west side of the village, the side where there is not mountain. Being an adventurous young boy, he runs over to it and climbs to the top. He is surprised to see an absolutely perfect view of the country to the west. It is very rocky and strewn with bones. Dario is now more curious than ever, and is even talking to himself out loud, a habit of his.
Climbing down from the rock, Dario skips out to the closest remains he can find. As he approaches, he is surprised to see that what looked like bones from above was actual a dragon (Dench). He stops in his tracks and is scared stiff.
The dragon having caught his scent eyed him warily. Eventually, the dragon continues on its way, but the boy is so shocked he doesn’t move for a long while later when it is out of sight. Dario, having satisfied his curiosity, turns around to run home, but is shocked to see that the way behind him no longer the same way he remembered it. Feeling very scared, Dario wanders in the direction he remembers coming from. He finally comes back to the same rock from which he seen the dragon, but it appears to be changed, worn down eroded as if aged many years. Shocked, Dario stares down at his own form and is surprised to see that he has aged as well. He is now a well-built man with ragged clothes.
Dario (Now voiced by McGregor) re-enters the village, but is unrecognizable to everyone even his parents. The only person who believes him is Horoku, who has grown blind in the years, Dario was gone. Horoku explains to Dario that he has been enchanted by the dragon he crossed paths with in the western wilderness.
In order to get back his childhood, Dario sets out on a journey through the wide world which he had before only dreamed about. He must find that dragon, and force him to undo his spell. Along the way, Dario learns insight about himself, and his attitudes.
Producers: Toshio Suzuki, Seiji Okuda, Hayao Miyazaki, and John Lasseter (Lasseter for American version)
Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki, and Donald H. Hewitt
Composer: Joe Hisaishi
Song: “Derio” sung by Youmi Kimura (if we are doing songs at the Oscars)
Budget: $26 mil.
Targeted Theaters: 1,310
Genre: Anime/2-D
Time: 113 minutes
Release Date: September 29th
Japanese Voice Cast: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Daijiro Harada, and Haruko Kato
American Voice Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Ewan McGregor, Peter O’Toole, and Judi Dench
Director: Hayo Miyazaki
Plot: Dario (Kamiki/ Hutcherson) is a small lad who has lived in this little village, Sanjuro nestled between three massive mountains. He is a motor-mouth who often blurts out things he ought not to talk about. Every day he grows more and more tired of his boring little village. His only joy is visiting the old hermit, Horoku (Harada/O’Toole), who tells him tales of the great world beyond the secluded valley.
At night, Dario starts to have wild dreams of these far away place. He rides dragons, and flies through the sky. He is a warrior leading army. Each night these fantasies become more and more fantastic as he is fed more and more stories from Horoku.
One day, one his way to visit the hermit, Dario spies a large rock just on the rise on the west side of the village, the side where there is not mountain. Being an adventurous young boy, he runs over to it and climbs to the top. He is surprised to see an absolutely perfect view of the country to the west. It is very rocky and strewn with bones. Dario is now more curious than ever, and is even talking to himself out loud, a habit of his.
Climbing down from the rock, Dario skips out to the closest remains he can find. As he approaches, he is surprised to see that what looked like bones from above was actual a dragon (Dench). He stops in his tracks and is scared stiff.
The dragon having caught his scent eyed him warily. Eventually, the dragon continues on its way, but the boy is so shocked he doesn’t move for a long while later when it is out of sight. Dario, having satisfied his curiosity, turns around to run home, but is shocked to see that the way behind him no longer the same way he remembered it. Feeling very scared, Dario wanders in the direction he remembers coming from. He finally comes back to the same rock from which he seen the dragon, but it appears to be changed, worn down eroded as if aged many years. Shocked, Dario stares down at his own form and is surprised to see that he has aged as well. He is now a well-built man with ragged clothes.
Dario (Now voiced by McGregor) re-enters the village, but is unrecognizable to everyone even his parents. The only person who believes him is Horoku, who has grown blind in the years, Dario was gone. Horoku explains to Dario that he has been enchanted by the dragon he crossed paths with in the western wilderness.
In order to get back his childhood, Dario sets out on a journey through the wide world which he had before only dreamed about. He must find that dragon, and force him to undo his spell. Along the way, Dario learns insight about himself, and his attitudes.
Producers: Toshio Suzuki, Seiji Okuda, Hayao Miyazaki, and John Lasseter (Lasseter for American version)
Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki, and Donald H. Hewitt
Composer: Joe Hisaishi
Song: “Derio” sung by Youmi Kimura (if we are doing songs at the Oscars)
Budget: $26 mil.
Targeted Theaters: 1,310
