Garm Wars: The Last Druid
| Garm Wars: The Last Druid | |
|---|---|
 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Produced by |
Makoto Asanuma Mitsuhisa Ishikawa Tetsu Fujimura Lyse Lafontaine |
| Screenplay by |
Mamoru Oshii Geoffrey Gunn |
| Story by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Starring |
Lance Henriksen Kevin Durand Melanie St-Pierre Jordan Van Dyck Summer H. Howell Andrew Gillies Dawn Ford Patrizio Sanzari Martin Senechal |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
| Cinematography | Benoit Beaulieu |
| Edited by | Atsuki Sato |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Arc Entertainment (North America) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country |
Canada Japan |
| Language | English |
Garm Wars: The Last Druid is a 2014 Canadian-Japanese live action/animated science fiction adventure film directed by Mamoru Oshii.[1][2][3] It is also Mamoru Oshii's first English-language film. It was released in Japan on May 20, 2016.[4]
Cast
- Lance Henriksen as Wydd[2]
- Kevin Durand as Skellig[5]
- Melanie St-Pierre as Khara22 and Khara23[2]
- Jordan Van Dyck[2]
- Summer H. Howell as Nascien[3]
- Andrew Gillies[2]
- Dawn Ford[2]
- Patrizio Sanzari[2]
- Martin Senechal[2]
Reception
On The Hollywood Reporter, Deborah Young said that "spectacular visuals set to Kenji Kawai’s heavenly choirs lend a dreamy atmosphere to an incomplete extravaganza."[2] On Twitch Film, Christopher O'Keeffe said that "while [...] there is undoubtedly an impressive visual flair that's quite stunning at times" the film "from start to finish [...] feels like a prequel, a tie-in to flesh-out a TV or game series."[5] On Variety.com, Peter Debruge called the film "a visually stunning yet impenetrable hybrid blend of live-action and CG visuals."[3] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 48%, based on 53 reviews, with an average rating of 2.9/5.
References
- ↑ "Mamoru Oshii's Garm Wars Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. September 30, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Deborah Young (October 24, 2014). "'Garm Wars: The Last Druid': Tokyo Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Peter Debruge (November 16, 2014). "Film Review: 'Garm Wars: The Last Druid'". variety.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ↑ "ガルム・ウォーズ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- 1 2 Christopher O'Keeffe (November 7, 2014). "Tokyo 2014 Review: GARM WARS: THE LAST DRUID, Mamoru Oshii Delivers Magic Dogs Amidst Turgid Fantasy". twitchfilm.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Garm Wars: The Last Druid at the Internet Movie Database
