Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie

About Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie

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.

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie is a 1999 animation fantasy film directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. Released in August 1999, it runs 86 minutes.

Tomoko Kawakami takes the lead as Utena Tenjou (voice), Yuriko Fuchizaki as Anthy Himemiya (voice), Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Akio Ohtori (voice), and Kotono Mitsuishi as Juri Arisugawa (voice). Written by Yoji Enokido. Production companies include J.C.STAFF, King Records, and movic.

Shelv files it under incest, forbidden love, sexuality, and psychological. In the United States it streams on Retrocrush.

Love, Simon, Climax, and I Saw the TV Glow make useful companions to Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie, all filed under coming of age, LGBT, and sexual identity. It scores 7.4 out of 10 from 92 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.