Animation ·Fantasy ·Drama · Japan · 2018 · 1h 55m

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

さよならの朝に約束の花をかざろう

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms poster
Director
Mari Okada
Cast
Manaka Iwami as Maquia (voice) Miyu Irino as Ariel (voice) Yuuki Sakurai as Ariel as a Child (voice) Ai Kayano as Leilia (voice) Yuki Kaji as Krim (voice) Yoshimasa Hosoya as Lang (voice)
Crew
Satoshi Namiki — Director of Photography Ayumu Takahashi — Editor Kenji Kawai — Original Music Composer Mari Okada — Screenplay Naoko Endo — Producer Tomomi Kyotani — Producer
Tagline

I weave my life with yours.

Synopsis

Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who does not age.

Trailer Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
family relationshipscoming of agetragedydragonmilitaryanimehigh fantasyjoseihand drawn animationfamily lifetime skip
Key Collaborators
Mari Okada Director Satoshi Namiki Director of Photography Ayumu Takahashi Editor Kenji Kawai Original Music Composer Mari Okada Screenplay Naoko Endo Producer Tomomi Kyotani Producer Nobuhiro Kikuchi Producer Nobuhiro Takenaka Producer
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