If you loved Arete-hime, try The Deer King
Eine Brücke zwischen einem Film, den du schon gesehen hast, und einem, den kaum jemand kennt. Das teilen sie, und was der zweite macht, was der erste nicht macht.
Was sie teilen
Theyboth carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Adventure / Animation / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Arete-hime, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
slow burn
What The Deer King is
Princess Mononoke without gods. A former soldier and a young girl are the only survivors of a strange plague that sweeps through a kingdom. The pair seek a cure while on the run from those who want to use the disease as a weapon. A mature animated fable.
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