Tales from Earthsea
About Tales from Earthsea
As crops dwindle and dragons reappear, mankind stands on the verge of total chaos. Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk, a powerful wizard, and Arren, a troubled young prince, search for the force behind this mysterious imbalance that threatens to destroy the land of Earthsea.
Tales from Earthsea is a 2006 animation fantasy film directed by Goro Miyazaki. Released in July 2006, it runs 116 minutes.
Its themes are dragon, sword, wizard, and fantasy world. It is adapted from a novel.
Junichi Okada takes the lead as Arren (voice), Aoi Teshima as Theru (voice), Bunta Sugawara as Haitaka (voice), and Yuko Tanaka as Cob (voice). The screenplay is by Goro Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa. Produced by Studio Ghibli. In the United States it streams on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Eragon, and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone make useful companions to Tales from Earthsea, all filed under magic. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 1,557 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.