Tales from Earthsea
NZ release: 29 July 2006
Medium level violence Rated on: 19 April 2007
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What’s it about?
In a mythical land, a wizard rescues a runaway prince, who both set out to investigate their world’s imbalance and defeat an evil foe who seeks to find immortality and destroy Earthsea.
The facts
- Directed by Gorô Miyazaki
- Japanese language, with English subtitles
- Runtime: 115 minutes
- Animated film by Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, Ponyo)
Why did it get this rating?
This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.
Medium level violence
A person is stabbed by a sword and blood pours from the wound, creating a puddle. A severed hand flies into the air and cartoon blood is shown.
A villain’s arm is cut off, showing their bone, but there is no blood.
There is a scene where a boy stabs and kills his father, but it is not graphic.
One boy has a nightmare where his friends become evil and turn into oil before he drowns, but he wakes up and is fine.
Mature themes
A young girl is caught by slave traders, who talk about “having a good time” with her. They grab at her clothes but are interrupted before anything happens to her.
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