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"Windaria" (or "Douwa Meita Senshi Windaria" or "Once Upon a Time"), is a feature-length film from 1986 that depicts a world in which two kingdoms fight for possession of fresh water.

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Windaria (or Douwa Meita Senshi Windaira or Once Upon a Time), is a feature-length anime film from 1986 that depicts a world in which two kingdoms, Paro and Itha, fight for possession of fresh water. The movie was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. The film is based on a novel of the same name written by Keisuke Fujikawa (also the script writer for the film).

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Is turning into stone as a result of waiting for someone for a long time derived from Japanese legend?

This concept is used in Windaria and an early episode of Pokémon (Episode 20: "The Ghost of Maiden's Peak"). Did it come from a Japanese legend I'm not familiar with, did it come from the Windaria novel, or is it just a Kunihiko Yuyama thing?
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Old anime movie. White birds representing death

I apologize in advance for the lack of details. This is an anime movie which I've watched a long time ago on TV, and I've only seen the ending. I remember a scene in which there was a man and woman talking, and one of them betrayed the other and…
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Looking for a fantasy anime movie

Watched it around end of 80's - beginning of 90's. It's about two nations constantly fighting each other. One lives in a valley with huge levee, another in a forest. Those from the forest are the "evil" ones, if I remember correctly. Also, there is…
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