Sakura Wars: The Movie

A late-century Japan revives old wounds and trains an army of pretty girls in giant robots disguised as stage props. The only pilots strong enough to fuel the mechs are teenage women, so they double as a traveling theater troupe and triple as cannon fodder. They call it diplomacy; the audience calls it the most confusing dress rehearsal in history.

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Mitsuru Hongo directed Sakura Wars: The Movie in 2001. See Mitsuru Hongo's full filmography, where to start with Mitsuru Hongo, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mitsuru Hongo.

Sakura Wars: The Movie was released in 2001 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 85 minutes.