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The Deer King

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The Deer King

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Summary

The last survivor of a band of warriors is enslaved in a salt mine. One night, savage dogs attack and a mysterious disease wipes out everyone at the mine. The warrior escapes with a little girl, while a gifted physician looks for a cure.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Max Copeman

Two former animators for Japan's revered Studio Ghibli combine for this epic drama that is both a far-flung fantasy and a film about a pandemic. Adapted from a series of novels, it is set in the fictional Empire of Zol, and follows an enslaved rebel and a young girl who are on the run from their oppressors. As they travel from mines to sacred forests and distant kingdoms, a deadly virus spreads across the land via savage black wolves - and science and the supernatural collide. Directors Masayuki Miyaji and Masashi Ando made their names as assistants on films such as Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, and The Deer King shares themes of imperialism and environmentalism with the latter. Yet despite its striking visuals, the film suffers from a convoluted plot that prevents it from conjuring the magic of the Ghibli canon, meaning it's unlikely to appeal to anybody except keen anime fans.

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6.4/10

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Cast

rolenameVanShin'ichi TsutsumiYunaHisui KimuraHossaruRyoma TakeuchiSaeAnne WatanabeTourimYoshito Yasuhara

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Crew

rolenameDirectorMasashi AndoDirectorMasayuki Miyaji

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Theatrical distributor

Anime Ltd

Released on

2022-07-27

Languages

Japanese

Guidance

Violence.

Formats

Colour

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