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Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (movie)

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Alternative title:

Ramayana - Rama Ouji Densetsu (Japanese)

Ramayana - The Legend of Prince Rama

The Prince of Light - The Legend of Ramayana

The Warrior Prince

ラーマヤーナラーマ王子伝説 (Japanese)

Genres: adventure, fantasy, supernatural

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Plot Summary: Ravan, the evil king of Lanka, begins a reign of terror, conquering and pillaging the neighboring kingdoms. Desperate to stop Ravan's army, good King Dasharatha sends his eldest sons, Ram and Lakshman, on a mission to face Ravan's forces.

User Ratings: 14 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 2 votes (sub:2)

Excellent: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1

1 Hindi dubbed

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Very good: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1

1 Hindi dubbed

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Good: 5 votes (dub:2, sub:2, others:1

1 Russian dubbed

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Decent: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)

So-so: 1 vote (dub:1)

Not really good: -

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Seen in part or in whole by 29 users, rank: #7556 (of 9857)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.571 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.4498, rank: #1619 (of 10014)
Weighted mean: 7.486 (Good+), rank: #1764 (of 10014) (seen all: 7.67 / seen some: 5.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.482 (Good+), rank: #1475 (of 7552)

Running time: 135 minutes

Vintage: 1993

Premiere date:

1998-07-18 (Japan)

Official website:

Ramayana - The Legend of Prince Rama

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Comment:

A joint production of Japanese and Indian animators.

News: Show: 10 +4 unverified

Ramayana Anime Film's 4K Remaster Crosses ₹2.8 Crore in Revenue (Jan 30, 2025)

Ramayana Anime Film's 4K Remaster Releases in Indian Theaters After Delay (Jan 24, 2025)

Ramayana Anime Film's 4K Remaster Delays Indian Theatrical Release (Oct 14, 2024)

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Chennai's Spark Anime Festival Announces Schedule (Jul 10, 2022)

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Japan Habba Bangalore Screens Ramayana Anime Film on March 25 (Mar 22, 2022)

Japanese Film Festival Screens Poupelle of Chimney Town, 'Josee, The Tiger and the Fish' Anime Films in Delhi (Feb 26, 2022)

Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama Anime Film Screens at Indian Embassy in Tokyo (Feb 13, 2022)

Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama Anime Film Gets 4K Remaster (Dec 28, 2021)

Press Release:

Japan Society Announces January Monthly Anime & Classics Screenings (Dec 20, 2022)

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Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director:
Kouichi Sasaki
Ram Mohan
Yugo Sako

Music: Vanraj Bhatia

Original Work: Maharishi Valmiki

Original creator: VALKIMI

Character Design: Moriyasu Taniguchi

Art Director: Satoshi Matsuoka

Animation Director: Kazuyuki Kobayashi

Executive producer: Atsushi Matsuo

Producer: Yugo Sako

Assistant producer: Kenji Yoshii

Director Of Audiography: Masashi Aoki

Editing: Makato Arai

Sound: Raj Dutt

Special Effects:
Kaoru Tanifuji
Mutsuko Shibata
Setsuko Tamai
Takeshi Saitō

(none)

Japanese companies

Distribution Sales (international Sales/: Showcase Entrainment

English cast

English staff

(none)

Barbara Goodson as Shoorpanakha

Mishal Verma as Lakshman (4K Remaster)

Nikhil Kapoor as Rama (4K Remaster)

Noel Godin as Hanuman (4K Remaster)

Raell Padamsee as Sita (4K Remaster)

Uday Mathan as Ravana (4K Remaster)

Barbera Prescott as Kumshaham

Bryan Cranston as Ram

Catherine Battistone as Tataka

Edie Mirman as Sita

Jane Alan as Kaikeyi

Michael Reynolds as King Dasharatha

Michael Sorich as Hanuman

Richard Cansino as Lakshman

Tom Wyner as Ravan

Tony Pope as Vishwarmitra

English companies

(none)

Portuguese staff

Portuguese cast

(none)

Aldo César as King Dasharatha

Araken Saldanha as Kumbhakarna

Carlos Silveira as Shatrughna

Ezio Ramos as Vishvamitra

Flávio Dias as Jatayu

Francisco Borges as Narrator

Francisco Brêtas as Angada

Gilberto Rocha as Lakshmana

Jonas Mello as King Ravana

Jorge Pires as Jambavan

Luiz Antônio Lobue as Prahasta

Márcia Gomes as Surpanakha

Renato Márcio as Hanuman

Renato Master as Indrajit

Tatá Guarnieri as Rama

Portuguese companies

ADR Studio: BKS

Distributor: Canyon International

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