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Escaflowne: The Movie

Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!

Director: Kazuki Akane, Yoshiyuki Takei Run Time: 98 min. Rating: PG 13 Release Year: 2000 Language: Japanese with English subtitles

Starring: Shin’ichirô Miki, Jôji Nakata, Maaya Sakamoto, Tomokazu Seki

Escaflowne blends romance and fantasy to tell the story of Hitomi Kanzaki, an ordinary high school student whose life has lost all meaning. Feeling at her most desperate, she wishes that she could just disappear into thin air — a wish that is immediately granted when a mysterious man suddenly materializes and catapults her away from Earth. Hitomi is instantly thrust into Gaia, a strange new world ruled by sword and sorcery. In this world she realizes she can make a difference.

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