Princess Arete

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 Princess Arete 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.

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