The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom

The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom , Gekijban Tsubasa Kuronikuru Torikago no Kuni no Himegimi? , known officially as Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom, is an animated short film based on the Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle manga by the group Clamp. It was adapted by the animation studio Production I.G and premiered in Japanese theaters on August 20, 2005 in conjunction with xxxHolic A Midsummer Nights Dream, another animated film by Production I.G. It is set between the two seasons of the anime series from Tsubasa by Bee Train, and continues Syaorans groups journey to find Sakuras feathers in different worlds, which will help her recover her memory. In the journey, they arrive at the Country of Birdcages, where one of Sakuras feathers is located.

In their continuing journey to find the feathers that are the fragments of Sakuras lost memory, Syaoran, Kurogane, Fai D. Flowright, Mokona Modoki and Sakura move through time and space with Mokona. Here, they visit the Country of Birdcages, a seemingly peaceful country where people and birds live together, each person having a bird companion. From their arrival, Syaoran, Sakura and Mokona are separated from Kurogane and Fai who are confronted by warriors from the king and ultimately captured. Syaoran, Sakura and Mokona meet a kid name Koruri who introduces them to her princess, an alternate persona from Princess Tomoyo. Tomoyo explains to Syaorans group that about how the king, her uncle, maintains oppressed citizens, having had their birds taken from them, and plans to use a key to seal the country. They are then attacked by the kings birdlike soldier, who easily defeat the opposing Syaoran and Tomoyos commander, and kidnap Tomoyo and Mokona.Syaoran, Sakura, Koruri and the commander proceed to infiltrate into the kings castle to rescue Tomoyo. The king then manages to unleash Dodo, an enormous bird who was sealed in the country, and it becomes the kings subordinate. Fai, Kurogane and Mokona manage to escape from their cages and are confronted by creatures born from Dodo. They manage to reunite with Syaorans group who go to the upper floors from the castle to stop the king. Sakura gives Syaoran a ring Tomoyo previously gave her, and Syaoran confronts Dodo, realizing it is composed of all the birds from the citizens. Tomoyos bird, LeiFan, appears to aid Syaoran fight Dodo, who is carrying the king. Tomoyo tells Syaoran to use her ring to fight the king which causes Syaoran to be surrounded by fire, and launches himself to destroy Dodo. Syaoran also knocks out the king whose body dissolves into a bird, leaving one of Sakuras feathers behind. However, as a result of using the ring, the country remains trapped in darkness, and Syaorans group request help to the Dimens

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