Princess Arete
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| Kanji | アリーテ姫 | ||||
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| Directed by | Sunao Katabuchi | ||||
| Screenplay by | Sunao Katabuchi | ||||
| Based on | The Clever Princess by Diana Coles | ||||
| Produced by | Eiko Tanaka | ||||
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| Edited by | Takeshi Seyama | ||||
| Music by | Akira Senju | ||||
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| Distributed by | Omega Entertainment | ||||
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Running time | 105 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Princess Arete (アリーテ姫, Arīte Hime) (also Princess Arite) is a 2001 Japanese animated film written and directed by Sunao Katabuchi, animated and produced by Studio 4°C and distributed by Omega Entertainment. It is based on Diana Coles's 1983 book The Clever Princess. The film is a non-traditional approach to the standard tales of fairy tale princesses, and it is known in Japan as one of the most successful animated feminist works.