Arete-hime

A drafty tower. Winter moonlight on a chessboard. A pampered princess trades silk slippers for stolen dice games, imprisoned by a paranoid sorcerer who hoards youth like a miser. One razor-sharp chamber escape.

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Sunao Katabuchi directed Arete-hime in 2001. See Sunao Katabuchi's full filmography, where to start with Sunao Katabuchi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Sunao Katabuchi.

Arete-hime was released in 2001 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 104 minutes.