The Deer King
2021 · Movie · R · 113 min · ★ 6.7 · 58% critics
After a devastating war, a former soldier escapes a deadly outbreak with a young girl and tries to build a quiet life far from the empire’s reach. As danger closes in, he sets out to protect her while searching for answers behind a plague spreading across the land.
Based on The Deer King
Also known as The Deer King: The Promised Journey With Yuna
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Details
- Original title
- 鹿の王 ユナと約束の旅
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-10-28
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (100 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy fantasy adventures with a protective bond, a sweeping atmosphere, and a touch of mystery, especially if titles like No Game No Life: Zero appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast-moving action.
Pros: gorgeous animation; rich fantasy atmosphere; emotional protector bond | Cons: slow pacing; too much dialogue; less excitement
Themes
- based on novel or book
- slavery
- survival
- tragedy
- disease
- epidemic
- medieval
- feudal japan
- anime
- fictious world
Awards & recognition
- Annecy Cristal — a Feature Film · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew
Shinichi Tsutsumi
as Van (voice)
Ryoma Takeuchi
as Hohsalle (voice)
Anne Watanabe
as Sae (voice)
Hisui Kimura
as Yuna (voice)
Atsushi Abe
as Yotaru (voice)
Yoshito Yasuhara
as Tourim (voice)
Toru Sakurai
as Makokan (voice)
Shinshu Fuji
as Orphan (voice)
Tomomichi Nishimura
as Kenoi (voice)
Tessyo Genda
as King Akafa (voice)
Directed by Masayuki Miyaji, Masashi Ando