Wings of Honneamise

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Wings of Honneamise

Released Mar 10, 1995

1h 59m

Sci-Fi

Drama

Anime

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In this animated film, Shiro (Mitsuki Yayoi) fails to become a navy pilot for the mythical kingdom of Honneamise but is accepted into the Royal Space Force. To keep their funding from being cut off, the agency must make Shiro the first man in space. Shiro befriends Riquinni (Masahiro Anzai), a religious fundamentalist opposed to the program. When he discovers the military hopes to use the rocket launch as an aggressive gesture to declare war on Honneamise's neighbors, he questions his assignment.

Daniel M. Kimmel

Variety

The Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force showcases the strengths and weaknesses of Japanese adult-oriented animation...

May 8, 2005

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

A visually sensational two-hour extravaganza...

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Joey O'Bryan

Austin Chronicle

While there are but a few action sequences, they are spectacularly rendered and made doubly exciting due to the emotional involvement generated by the rest of the film.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2000

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TV Guide

Its deliberately paced, meandering storyline demands extraordinary patience.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 3, 2008

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 3/5

Jan 29, 2003

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James O'Ehley

Sci-Fi Movie Page

Almost as if Ingmar Bergman decided to direct animated movies.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Liam D

One of Anime’s most underappreciated masterpieces. This deserved to be watched by everyone

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/12/24

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Audience Member

A work of art I love it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/16/22

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Audience Member

Great movie Beautiful movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/20/21

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Audience Member

Amazing testament to what the animation artfrom is. Some hate one aspect of this film but fail to see the bitter realisation held by the protagonist about his love interest. The story telling and visuals take you to another world. Beautiful is the only way to describe this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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With stunning animation, a fantastic score and a story that, despite a somewhat sluggish middle act, remains inspirational and full of passion, 'Wings of Honneamise' is a film that seems to be way ahead of its time in nearly every respect. With a 2hr running time, it is perhaps a little too long and for a thinking man's movie, I'm not sure it got its message across in the most concise way possible, but even with those shortcomings, it is still a mightily impressive work. And when you consider it was made in the 80's, doubly so.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/17/17

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david l

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise is a solid, yet disappointing film that has absolutely terrific, groundbreaking animation with an impressive attention to detail, a splendid sound design and score and the mix of science fiction and drama is very intriguing, but the characters needed better development, the second half is pretty dull and the film never achieved greatness in the storytelling department.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

In this animated film, Shiro (Mitsuki Yayoi) fails to become a navy pilot for the mythical kingdom of Honneamise but is accepted into the Royal Space Force. To keep their funding from being cut off, the agency must make Shiro the first man in space. Shiro befriends Riquinni (Masahiro Anzai), a religious fundamentalist opposed to the program. When he discovers the military hopes to use the rocket launch as an aggressive gesture to declare war on Honneamise's neighbors, he questions his assignment.

Director: Hiroyuki Yamaga
Producer: Hirohiko Sueyoshi, Hiroaki Inoue
Screenwriter: Hiroyuki Yamaga, Kevin Seymour, Mary Claypool, Hiroshi Ônogi, Hiroyuki Yamaga
Distributor: Manga Entertainment
Production Co: Gainax
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 1995, Original
Release Date (DVD): Oct 15, 2013
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Stereo