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Movie Info

In this animated film, Shiro (Leo Morimoto) 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 (Mitsuki Yayoi), 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.

Genre:

action, fantasy, sci fi, anime
Original Language:

Japanese
Director:

Hiroyuki Yamaga
Writer:

Quint Lancaster, Mary Mason, Hiroshi Ônogi, Hiroyuki Yamaga
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 15, 2013
Runtime:

2h 4m
Sound Mix:

Stereo

Cast & Crew

Masahiro Anzai
Majaho
Voice

Leo Morimoto
Shirotsugh Lhadatt
Voice

Bin Shimada
Yanaran
Voice

Kazuyuki Sogabe
Marty
Voice

Hirotaka Suzuoki
Domorhot
Voice

Koji Totani
Tchallichammi
Voice

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Critic Reviews for Wings of Honneamise

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (9)

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

May 8, 2005

Daniel M. Kimmel
Variety
A visually sensational two-hour extravaganza...

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Joey O'Bryan
Austin Chronicle
Ambitious and daring in its seamless melding of color, depth and detail.

January 1, 2000 | Full Review…

Richard Harrington
Washington Post
Its deliberately paced, meandering storyline demands extraordinary patience.

September 3, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

TV Guide
It is these visions, and the narrative, which also has a strong religious subplot, that make the program so compelling, a work of fantasy that is designed to make you think and contemplate. The artwork is outstanding

June 15, 2007 | Rating: 5/5

Douglas Pratt
DVDLaser
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January 29, 2003 | Rating: 3/5

Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Almost as if Ingmar Bergman decided to direct animated movies.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page
There are moments when the English dubbing seems at odds with the visual action, whether because of specific dialogue or its delivery.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Chris Hicks
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

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Audience Reviews for Wings of Honneamise

Jul 23, 2013

Great animation for the time and the steam-punk themed world is pretty cool, it's just a shame that the story is a dreary, long-winded, directionless slog. There's being poetic, and then there is just being plain pretentious.

Christopher H Super Reviewer
Apr 21, 2006

Slow moving but always intriguing. I like that the characters are all depicted as being imperfect, yet in the end it's the voyage into space that gives them purpose.

Curt C Super Reviewer