Director: Ai Yoshimura
The Rose of Versailles is a 2025 Japanese animated feature set at the French court in the years leading to revolution, centered on a noblewoman raised as a soldier and sworn to guard a young queen.
What is The Rose of Versailles about?
In late-eighteenth-century France, Oscar Francois de Jarjayes is born the youngest daughter of a military family and raised as a son so the household can supply a commander for the Royal Guard. Stationed at Versailles, Oscar is charged with protecting Marie Antoinette, the Austrian-born archduchess newly married into the French crown. As the film moves through the ceremonies and quiet intrigues of palace life, the mood beyond the gilded halls grows heavier: bread is scarce, resentment toward the aristocracy deepens, and the distance between the court and the country widens. Oscar is left to weigh a sworn duty against a slowly shifting conscience, and against unresolved questions about the role assigned at birth.
Cast & crew
The film is a fully voice-acted anime, with a Japanese cast bringing the court and its guard to the screen. For viewers across the Iranian diaspora, K-Time carries the title with a Persian-language dub, so the dialogue can be followed comfortably in Farsi rather than in the original Japanese audio track.
Context & significance
The story first appeared as a 1972 manga by Ikeda and grew into one of the most influential works in Japanese shojo comics, later adapted for a long-running 1970s television series and for the stage. This 2025 feature retells that material as a single animated film directed by Ai Yoshimura. Its backdrop is the real historical period of the French Revolution, and figures such as Marie Antoinette appear as dramatized characters; the film treats that era as the setting for a personal story about duty and identity rather than as a documentary account.
Where & how to watch
You can read this page without signing in, and stream the film on K-Time with a free account login. K-Time is built for Persian-speaking audiences abroad, with a Farsi interface throughout, and this title is available with a Persian dub for comfortable viewing at home.