Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms vs Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6/10 for Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass). Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 1h 55m. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are animation, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass| Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 13m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Mari Okada | Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay |
| Main cast | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa | Tadeusz Janiszewski, Wioletta Kopańska, Andrzej Kłak, Leszek Bzdyl, Robert Martyniak |
Synopsis
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…
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Jozef embarks on a journey via a ghostly train to visit his dying father in a remote Galician sanatorium. Upon arrival, he discovers that the sanatorium exists in a realm where time is distorted—his father's death has not yet occurred, as time here lags behind the outside world by an undefined interval. Jozef's experiences become increasingly fragmented and dreamlike as he confronts various manifestations of his father, each representing…
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