Ibara-hime Mata wa Nemurihime  

Briar-Rose or The Sleeping Beauty, Šípková Růženka aneb Spící krasavice, いばら姫またはねむり姫, Ibarahime Mata wa Nemurihime, Ibara-Hime matawa Nemuri-Hime

The sleeping beauty tale has been retold in an alternate manner, where our heroine starts off like the original story but uncovers the mystery surrounding her mother and the man who cursed her. this version serves as a reminder that "happily ever after" may not always be what we expect it to be.

Winner of the 1990 Oofuji Noburou Award at the Mainichi Film Awards.