In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she supposedly holds. At the same time, Utena reunites with Touga Kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. Utena must discover those secrets for herself, before the power that rules Ohtori claims her and her friends, new and old.
Direction
Ikuhara's maximalist visual language—every frame is a thesis statement
Cinematography
Shadow puppetry, floating castles, and that transformation sequence
Writing
Dense allegory that rewards multiple interpretations
Director
Kunihiko Ikuhara
Tomoko Kawakami
Utena Tenjou (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Anthy Himemiya (voice)
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Akio Ohtori (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi
Juri Arisugawa (voice)
Aya Hisakawa
Miki Kaoru (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Touga Kiryuu (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
Kyoichi Saionji (voice)
Yuri Shiratori
Nanami Kiryuu (voice)
Kumiko Nishihara
Shiori Takatsuki (voice)
Ai Orikasa
Kanae Ohtori (voice)
Yuka Imai
Wakaba Shinohara (voice)
Chieko Honda
Kozue Kaoru (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was produced simultaneously with the TV series' final episodes, with Ikuhara directing both—explaining the shared visual vocabulary and thematic density.
The movie distills the entire Revolutionary Girl Utena discourse into 85 minutes of pure aesthetic argument, making it a litmus test for whether you 'get' the franchise's queer revolutionary politics or just like the pretty roses.
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