Ena

Ena is a 2025 English-language Japanese animated science fiction adventure film co-produced, written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda, produced by New Line Cinema, RatPac Entertainment and Studio Chizu and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It stars Karen Fukuhara, Monica Rial, Chris Pine, Suzy Nakamura, Sigourney Weaver, Emily Blunt and Chris Pratt. The plot follows a pilot (Fukuhara) from the future, who goes back in time and encounters her younger self (Rial). The film received positive reviews for its animation, visuals, humor, musical score, action sequences and voice acting and grossed $695 million worldwide, making it the third highest grossing anime film of all time. The film also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
== Plot ==
== Cast ==
Karen Fukuhara as Ena Smith (2050), a Japanese-American time pilot in a dystopian 2050 who risks her life to try and uncover the truth behind her husband's disappearance.
* Monica Rial as 12 year-old Ena Smith (2025), a bullied, asthmatic sixth grader.
Chris Pine as Malcolm Smith, Ena's father and a brilliant quantum physicist who wrote the algorithm necessary for controlled time travel. Smith died sometime in 2022 in a car accident, and Ena still suffers from depression over it.
Suzy Nakamura as Sakoto Osukai, Ena's mother and Malcolm's wife.
Sigourney Weaver as Sarah Ferguson, a businesswoman who funded Malcolm's research and later took advantage of his death to monopolize it for her own benefit and create a future where she is the most powerful woman in the world.
* Emily Blunt as young Sarah Ferguson
Chris Pratt as Terrence Lane, Ena's husband and a fellow time pilot left stranded in 2018 after a failed attempt on his life. Pratt also voices his alternate version in the changed timeline.
== Production ==
== Release ==
The film was released on March 14, 2025.
== Music ==
The film's score was composed by Hosoda's frequent collaborator John Powell.
== Transcript ==
Ena/Transcript
== Opening logos ==
== Critical reception ==
The film has a rare approval rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
== Accolades ==
Group 	Award 	Recipient 	Result
98th Academy Awards	Best Animated Feature	Mamoru Hosoda	Nominated
98th Academy Awards	Best Original Score 	John Powell 	Nominated
== Gallery ==
Ena/Gallery
== Trivia ==
Category:Movies
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