Cast Away vs Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.7/10 for Cast Away). Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 23m. Cast Away is the older of the two (2000 against 2018). Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Cast AwayMaquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 8.2/10
Year20002018
Length2h 23m1h 55m
GenresAdventure, DramaAdventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country–Japan
DirectorRobert ZemeckisMari Okada
Main castNick Searcy, Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Chris Noth, Paul SanchezTomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa

Synopsis

Cast Away

Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under…

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