Dôwa meita senshi Windaria (1987)

As two countries wage war, a great valley is doomed for destruction. In an effort to save his home, Alan agrees to be a message carrier. In the process he is tricked into destroying a whole... See full summary »

Director:

Kunihiko Yuyama

Writer:

Keisuke Fujikawa (story)

Stars:

Tôru Furuya, Waka Kanda, Kyôko Ai

Cast

Credited cast:
Tôru Furuya	...	Izu
Waka Kanda	...	Marliin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kyôko Ai	...	Isis (the seductress) (voice)
Catherine Battistone	...	Lunarian Queen (voice) (as Catherine Luciani)
Bill Capizzi	...	Old Allen (voice) (as A. Gregory)
Lara Cody	...	Kid (voice) (as Deanna Morris)
Mari Devon	...	Marie (voice) (as Jane Alan)
Michael Forest	...	Lunarian Advisor (voice) (as Alfred Thor)
Barbara Goodson	...	Princess Veronica (voice) (as Betty Gustafson)
Brittany Harlowe	...	Celina (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Jiru
Tomie Kataoka	...	Isis (voice)
Yumi Kinoshita	...	Salem (voice)
Michitaka Kobayashi	...	Soldier (voice) (as Michitaka Kobiyashi)
Wendee Lee	...	Juliet 1 (voice)

Storyline

As two countries wage war, a great valley is doomed for destruction. In an effort to save his home, Alan agrees to be a message carrier. In the process he is tricked into destroying a whole kingdom and his own life. The movie ends with him vowing to lead in the rebuilding of the valley to help right the incredible wrongs he has committed.

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Plot Keywords:

valley | kingdom | tragedy | princess | mountain | 

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Genres:

Animation

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese Greek

Release Date:

23 February 1987 (France)

Also Known As:

Once Upon a Time

Company Credits

Production Co:

Idol Co., Kaname Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Not an upbeat film, but good

While it might not be the right film to cheer you up when you're feeling blue, I found Windaria to be a good movie. The dubbing left something to be desired (this is Streamline, after all) and I suspect it may have been edited somewhat for the US release. Still a film worth checking out. I hope an unedited version will be released someday.