Adolescence of Utena

Adolescence of Utena
Japanese film poster
Japanese name
Kanji	少女革命ウテナ アドゥレセンス黙示録
Literal meaning	Revolutionary Girl Utena: Adolescence Apocalypse
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Shōjo Kakumei Utena Aduresensu Mokushiroku
Directed by	Kunihiko Ikuhara
Written by	Yōji Enokido
Based on	Revolutionary Girl Utena by Be-Papas
Produced by	Yūji Matsukura Atsushi Moriyama
Starring	Tomoko Kawakami Yuriko Fuchizaki Takehito Koyasu Takeshi Kusao Aya Hisakawa Kumiko Nishihara Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Cinematography	Toyomitsu Nakajō
Edited by	Shigeru Nishiyama
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune J.A. Seazer
Production company	J.C.Staff
Distributed by	Toei Company
Release date	August 14, 1999 (1999-08-14)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Adolescence of Utena^[a] is a 1999 Japanese anime film. It is a follow-up to the 1997 anime television series Revolutionary Girl Utena, created by the artist collective Be-Papas. The film is directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, written by Yōji Enokido based on a story by Ikuhara and produced by the animation studio J.C.Staff. An English-language dubbed version of the film produced by Central Park Media was released in 2001 as Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie.

The plot follows Utena Tenjou, a tomboy high school student who is drawn into a series of sword duels to win the hand of Anthy Himemiya, a mysterious student known as the "Rose Bride". The film is noted for its extensive use of metaphor and symbolism; its focus on themes of gender, sexuality and the transition from adolescence to adulthood; and for its more mature subject material relative to the anime series.
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