ゲド戦記 [DVD]

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   宮崎駿の長男、吾朗が初監督に挑む。それだけでも興味津々の一作。原作は世界的ベストセラーで、宮崎駿も『風の谷のナウシカ』などに多大な影響を受けたと公言するファンタジー。全6巻の、とくに後半のエッセンスを抽出しながら、架空の世界「アースシー」における異変と、その原因を探る王子アレン、大賢人ハイタカ（ゲド）の旅をつづっていく。
   人物の過去や行動の動機が詳しく語られないので、ある程度、基本設定を知ってから観た方がいい。吾朗監督は、人間の生と死など原作のテーマを追求しているものの、ストーリーテリングは、やはりまだ熟練とは言えない。ただ、満天の星空や、微妙な色で変化していく夕暮れなど、絵画のように美しい映像は印象的。全体の色づかいのバランスにも、過去のジブリ作品との違いが意識されているようだ。声優陣では、やはりハイタカ役の菅原文太が重厚。手嶌葵は透き通る歌声が心に響く。結末を含め、いろいろと突っ込みどころはあるが、巨匠の息子の初監督作として温かく見守りたい作品である。（斉藤博昭）

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Tales from Earthsea (Gedo Senki) was the biggest hit of the summer in Japan in 2006, taking in more than ¥7.3 billion (about $61.4 million). But first-time director Goro Miyazaki found himself caught between two unhappy groups of fans. Fans of his father, Hayao Miyazaki, expected him to equal the work of animation's most admired director; devotees of Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea novels objected to the liberties he took with her fantasy-adventure. Tales is loosely based on The Farthest Shore, the third novel in the quartet. LeGuin recounts how Prince Arren comes of age on a long voyage with Archmage Ged (a.k.a. Sparrowhawk) and learns to accept death as an essential part of life. Miyazaki presents a more violent, less philosophical sword-and-sorcery story. Arren (voiced by Matt Levin) stumbles into the company of Sparrowhawk (Timothy Dalton) after murdering his father. With the help of young witch Therru (Blaire Restaneo), he defeats the plot of the evil sorcerer Cob (Willem Dafoe) to escape death--and restores the vital Balance that governs the world of Earthsea. Tales from Earthsea offers some handsome visuals, including lush landscapes and Byzantine-Gothic palaces and cities. But the storytelling is fitful, and the English dub feels both talkier and slower than the original Japanese version. Taken on its own, Tales from Earthsea is a flawed, sometimes interesting adventure. But viewers expecting a faithful adaptation of LeGuin's beloved tale or the brilliant filmmaking of Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away will find it disappointing. (Rated PG-13 for some violent images) --Charles Solomon