Revolutionary Girl Utena : The Adolescence of Utena

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Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena

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Revolutionary Girl Utena : The Adolescence of Utena

Release Date: August 14, 1999

Year    :   1999
Slogan    :   «Alone, we have the power to revolutionize the world.»
Genres    :   Animation, Fantasy, Action, Romance
Production Companies    :   J.C.STAFF, King Records, movic, Shogakukan, Shôjo Kakumei Utena Production Co., Star Child Recording, TV Tokyo, Tokyo Laboratory
Director    :   Kunihiko Ikuhara
Producers    :   Toshimichi Otsuki, Atsushi Moriyama, Tomoji Matsukura
Writers    :   Kunihiko Ikuhara, Yoji Enokido, Chiho Saitō
RunTime    :   85 mins.
Budget    :   998000

In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she supposedly holds. At the same time, Utena reunites with Touga Kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. Utena must discover those secrets for herself, before the power that rules Ohtori claims her and her friends, new and old.




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