Fantasy, Animation, Adventure  •  1999  •  81 min

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie poster

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran Li. It turns out that the ancient rival of Clow Reed, the creator of the mysterious and powerful Clow Cards, summoned them, and she's out for revenge. A battle ensues, and secrets are revealed about Clow Reed's shady past and Sakura's connection to him.


Starring Cast

Sakura Tange  •   Aya Hisakawa  •   Junko Iwao

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film is apolitical, centering on themes of friendship, courage, and empathy as its protagonist resolves a magical conflict through emotional understanding and personal growth, rather than engaging with societal or political issues.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

As a Japanese anime film, 'Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie' features a cast that is diverse within its cultural context, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on universal themes of adventure and friendship, and does not present a critical portrayal of traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: Medium

The film respectfully includes characters with implied or explicit same-sex affections, such as Tomoyo's love for Sakura and the bond between Touya and Yukito. These relationships are depicted with dignity and are integrated naturally into the narrative, affirming their worth through normalization and the absence of negative portrayal.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore transgender themes. The narrative focuses on magical adventures, friendship, and the protagonist's personal growth without addressing gender identity.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film features Sakura Kinomoto, who primarily uses magical Clow Cards for combat, not physical means. Meiling Li is a martial artist, but her combat encounters do not result in clear physical victories against male opponents. The main antagonist is a female sorceress.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The movie is a direct continuation of the Cardcaptor Sakura anime series. All established characters from the source material retain their original genders, and any new characters introduced are not gender-swapped versions of pre-existing ones.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The animated film "Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie" (1999) faithfully adapts its source material, depicting all established characters with their original East Asian racial characteristics. No characters who were canonically or widely established as one race are portrayed as a different race in the movie.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.2
The Movie Database logo
7.7

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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