Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms vs The Magic Horse
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.2/10 for The Magic Horse). The Magic Horse is the shorter watch at 10m compared with 1h 55m. The Magic Horse is the older of the two (1953 against 2018). Both are animation, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
The Magic Horse| Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | The Magic Horse | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1953 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 10m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy | Animation, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Mari Okada | Lotte Reiniger |
| Main cast | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa | – |
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…
The Magic Horse
Lotte Reiniger returns to the character of Prince Achmed for this “Arabian Nights”–inspired fantasy in which our hero takes off on a flying horse.
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