Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
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Directed by	Morio Asaka
Produced by	Kazuhiko Ikeguchi Tatsuya Ono
Written by	Nanase Ohkawa
Starring	Sakura Tange Aya Hisakawa Motoko Kumai Junko Iwao Tomokazu Seki Megumi Ogata Yukana Nogami
Music by	Takayuki Negishi
Cinematography	Hisao Shirai
Editing by	Harutoshi Ogata
Studio	Madhouse
Distributed by	Bandai Visual< Shochiku
Release date(s)	August 21, 1999 (1999-08-21)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (劇場版カードキャプターさくら, Gekijōban Kādokyaputā Sakura) is a Japanese anime film. It was directed by Morio Asaka. The movie was made by Madhouse and Bandai Visual.

This film is based on the popular Cardcaptor Sakura manga series. The manga was created by a group of artists called Clamp. Nanase Ohkawa, Clamp's main writer, wrote the movie script.

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie first came out in Japanese theaters on August 21, 1999. It won an award called the Feature Film Award in 1999. A second movie, Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card, was released in 2000.

The story of this movie happens between the first and second seasons of the TV show. In the film, Sakura and her friends travel to Hong Kong. There, they meet a mysterious spirit. This spirit was hurt by Clow Reed a long time ago. The movie was shown in theaters again in Japan on January 21, 2017. This was to celebrate the manga's 20th anniversary.

Story of the Movie

The movie begins with Sakura Kinomoto sealing the Arrow Card. Sakura is a Cardcaptor, meaning she collects magical Clow Cards. Her friends Syaoran Li, Kero, Tomoyo Daidoji, and Meiling Li help her.

That night, Sakura has a strange dream. In the dream, two pieces of cloth pull her underwater. Spring break starts after school. Sakura and Tomoyo visit a shop called "Twin Bells." There, Sakura enters a lottery to win a trip to Hong Kong.

As Sakura reaches for a lottery ball, one magically flies into her hand. It's the winning ball for the Hong Kong vacation! Sakura decides to go with Tomoyo and Kero. Her older brother Toya and his best friend Yukito Tsukishiro also join them. Sakura has a crush on Yukito.

The group explores the city of Hong Kong. But Sakura has her strange dream again. This time, the dream shows two angry-looking birds. It also shows a mysterious woman with floating clothes. During a visit to the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden, Sakura sees the two birds from her dream.

She chases them across the city. Sakura finds an old water well. The mysterious clothes appear from the well and try to hypnotize her. As Sakura is pulled towards the well, Syaoran suddenly appears. He scares the birds away.

Sakura reunites with her friends, including Meiling. They go to the Li family estate. There, Sakura meets Syaoran's sisters and his mother, Yelan. Yelan is a powerful sorceress. She senses that Sakura is in danger.

Sakura stays the night at the estate. She has the dream again, and the mysterious woman attacks her. Yelan takes Sakura outside. She warns Sakura that the woman is very strong. Yelan also says the woman is trying to contact Sakura on purpose. The next day, Syaoran and Meiling join Sakura and her friends. They want to make sure Sakura is safe.

Sakura sees the mysterious birds again. She chases them with Kero. They follow the birds to an old antiques store. Inside, they find an old book. The book has a picture of the mysterious woman on its cover. Sakura becomes hypnotized again. She opens the book in front of her friends.

Suddenly, the shop floods with water. The group is pulled into another dimension. This is where the mysterious woman lives. The birds are actually her magical clothes. The woman is a sorceress named Madoushi. She attacks Sakura, thinking Sakura has called Clow Reed. Clow Reed is the person who created the Clow Cards.

Sakura discovers that her friends, except Syaoran, have been captured. Madoushi demands that Clow appear in exchange for their freedom. Syaoran tries to distract Madoushi. This allows Sakura to try and rescue Tomoyo. But Syaoran also gets captured.

Sakura escapes with Kero and Tomoyo back to the antiques store. However, the magical book has disappeared. Kero then realizes he knows Madoushi. She was a fortune teller. Clow Reed's predictions were more accurate than hers. This made her feel very upset. She challenged him to many fights. Her strong feelings trapped her in another dimension. Kero thinks she might not even know she is a spirit now.

Sakura realizes that the well she saw earlier was on the book cover. It must be another way to enter Madoushi's magical prison. Sakura goes to the well. Yelan appears and breaks the magical shield around the well. This allows Sakura and Kero to enter.

Sakura faces Madoushi. Madoushi uses the magic from Sakura's captured friends to escape her prison. She is surprised by how Hong Kong looks now. Sakura and Kero follow her. But Madoushi captures Sakura and holds her.

Sakura tells Madoushi that Clow Reed has passed away. Madoushi becomes very angry. She tries to drown Sakura by trapping her in a flooded skyscraper. She uses her magical clothes to do this. Sakura uses the Arrow Card to escape. She confronts Madoushi again. Sakura tells Madoushi that she understands her sadness. She confirms that Clow is truly gone.

Madoushi then dissolves into water. She finally finds peace and releases Sakura's friends. Toya and Yukito don't remember what happened. Sakura tells Tomoyo and Kero that they might have to visit Hong Kong again someday.

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See also

In Spanish: Cardcaptor Sakura: la película para niños