X (1996)

Director:

Rintaro

Writers:

Mami Watanabe (script) and
Mick Nekoi (comic) ...
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Release Date:

3 August 1996 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

The story takes place in 1999, the Year of Destiny, and the beginning of the end of the world. The future of the universe rests on one young man...

Plot Keywords:

Destiny | End Of The World | Teen | Violence | Barrier

Cast

Alan Marriott	...	Kamui Shirou (voice: English version)
Adam Henderson	...	Fuma Monou (voice: English version)
Larissa Murray	...	Kotari Monou (voice: English version)
Denica Fairman	...	Kanoe (voice: English version)
Stacey Jefferson	...	Hinoto (voice: English version)
Mike Fitzpatrick	...	Sorata Arisugawa (voice: English version)
David Harris	...	Aoki Seiichirou (voice: English version)
Rupert Degas	...	Shuogo Asagi (voice: English version)
Nigel Whitmey	...	Yuto Kigai (voice: English version)
Annemarie Lawless	...	Yuzuriha (voice: English version)
Teresa Gallagher	...	Arashi Kishyuu (voice: English version)
Toni Barry	...	Karen Kasumi (voice: English version)
Liza Ross	...	Tohru (voice: English version)
Jeff Harding	...	Kusangi Shiyuu (voice: English version)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tôru Furusawa	...	Seishirô Sakurazuka
Masako Ikeda	...	Tôru
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Yûto Kigai
Junko Iwao	...	Kotori Monô
Mami Koyama	...	Karen Kasumi
Rica Matsumoto	...	Nataku
Yûko Minaguchi	...	Hinoto
Kotono Mitsuishi	...	Satsuki Yatôji
Issei Miyazaki	...	Subaru Sumeragi
Jôji Nakata	...	Kusanagi Shiyû
Ken Narita	...	Fûma Monô
Yukana Nogami	...	Yuzuriha Nekoi
Tomokazu Seki	...	Kamui Shirô
Toshihiko Seki	...	Shôgo Asagi
Emi Shinohara	...	Arashi Kishû
Atsuko Takahata	...	Kanoe
Hideyuki Tanaka	...	Seiichirô Aoki
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Sorata Arisugawa

Directed by
Rintaro

Writing credits
Mami Watanabe		script and
Mick Nekoi		comic (as Clamp)
Rintaro		script and
Satsuki Igarashi		comic (as Clamp)
Mokona Apapa		(comic) (as Clamp)
Nanase Ôkawa		Manga writer (as Clamp)

Produced by
Kazuhiko Ikeguchi	....	producer
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa	....	executive producer
Kazuo Kokoyama	....	producer
Masanori Maruyama	....	producer

Cinematography by
Hitoshi Yamaguchi

Art Department
Mokona Apapa	....	draughtsman: manga drawings
Satsuki Igarashi	....	draughtsman: manga drawings

Sound Department
Yasunori Honda	....	sound director

Animation Department
Hisashi Abe	....	assistant animation director
Koichi Arai	....	animator
Masanobu Arakawa	....	animator
Yoshiharu Ashino	....	animator
Kôichi Chigira	....	animator
Futoshi Fujikawa	....	assistant animation director
Shigeru Fujita	....	animator
Shigeru Fujita	....	assistant animation director
Shôgo Furuya	....	animator
Kunihiko Hamada	....	assistant animation director
Hiroshi Hamazaki	....	animator
Shinji Hashimoto	....	animator
Takashi Hashimoto	....	animator
Hideo Hayashi	....	animator
Naoyuki Hayashida	....	animator
Yukihiro Iwata	....	animator
Yoshinori Kanada	....	animator
Jirô Kanai	....	animator
Yoshinori Kanemori	....	animator
Yutaka Kariu	....	animator (as Yutaka Karyû)
Yoshiaki Kawajiri	....	animator
Kumiko Kawana	....	animator
Masaru Kitao	....	animator
Ken Koike	....	animator
Masahiko Kubo	....	animator
Mamoru Kurosawa	....	animator
Noriyuki Matsutake	....	animator
Yutaka Minowa	....	assistant animation director
Hiroaki Motoya	....	animator
Naoki Murakami	....	animator
Yasushi Muraki	....	animator
Morifumi Naka	....	animator
Satoru Nakamura	....	assistant animation director
Toshiya Niidome	....	animator
Hideki Nimura	....	animator
Asako Nishida	....	animator
Hiroyuki Nishimura	....	animator
Takuo Noda	....	animator
Shinji Ochi	....	animator
Akira Oguro	....	animator
Masahiro Okamura	....	animator
Tomihiko Okubo	....	animator
Masakazu Saitô	....	animator
Kunihiko Sakurai	....	animator
Kazumi Satô	....	animator
Yûzô Satô	....	animator (as Yuzo Sato)
Shuichi Shimamura	....	animator
Masaharu Tada	....	animator
Kunio Takahide	....	animator
Hiroto Tanaka	....	animator
Yûichi Tanaka	....	animator (as Yuichi Tanaka)
Satoshi Tazaki	....	animator
Kigen Tokura	....	animator
Kôichi Usami	....	animator
Satoru Utsunomiya	....	animator
Makoto Yamada	....	animator
Minoru Yamazawa	....	animator
Nobuteru Yuuki	....	animation director
Nobuteru Yuuki	....	character designer
Yoshimitsu Ôhashi	....	animator

Other crew
Takeshi Tamiya	....	planner
Nanase Ôkawa	....	planner

Production Companies

• Bandai Visual Company
• Clamp
• Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
• Marubeni
• Sega of America
• Shelty Company Limited
• Victor Entertainment
• X Committee

Distributors

• JONU Media (????) (Spain) (DVD)
• Kaze (????) (France) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2001) (Australia) (all media)
• Manga DVD (????) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Manga Entertainment (2001) (UK) (all media)
• Manga Video (2000) (USA) (dubbed)
• OVA Films (????) (Germany) (DVD)
• Yamato Video (????) (Italy) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Mad House  animation production
• Victor Entertainment  music production

Also Known As:

"X/1999" - USA (promotional title)
"X: Their Destiny Was Foreordained 1999" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore and some nudity

Runtime:

USA:97 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA | Canada:14A | France:-12 | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:R | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Ireland:12

Company:

Bandai Visual Company

Trivia:

The ending song for the X movie is sung by a group X (also known as X-Japan). The song they sing is Forever Love, and when guitarist Hide died, Toshi, X's vocalist, sang it at his funeral.

Quotes:

Arashi Kishu:One little thing, Sorata. We don't want to disturb all the good people in this neighborhood trying to get some sleep.
Sorata Arisugawa:That's very thoughtful, Arashi! Yes indeedy, babe!
Arashi Kishu:"Babe"?
Sorata Arisugawa:Yup, jes' love 'dem manners!
Arashi Kishu:[to self] I'm gonna kill him...

Movie Connections:

References Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Soundtrack:

Forever Love

Surprisingly good

The film starts very confusing. You get a small intro on each of the characters. Through these 'intro's' the threat is somewhat explained. You have two party's 'The dragons of the Earth' & 'The dragons of Heaven'. The movie chooses well between alignment. Tho the dragons of the earth are symboled as 'the bad guys' and heaven is good, the characters of both party's are real individuals (You could side up with both teams). I'd really liked the intelligence in the movie, nice fighting - scene's. Tho I can imagine that this movie isn't for everybody, if you like manga, story & drama... this really is one to watch!