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Overview
Release Date:
7 August 2004 (Japan) morePlot:
The film follows Nishi, a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
The story has never ended moreCast
(Credited cast)| Koji Imada | ... | Nishi (voice) | |
| Sayaka Maeda | ... | Myon (voice) | |
| Takashi Fujii | ... | Jiisan (voice) | |
| Seiko Takuma | ... | Yan (voice) | |
| Tomomitsu Yamaguchi | ... | Ryou (voice) | |
| Toshio Sakata | ... | Father of Myon and Yan (voice) | |
| Joji Shimaki | ... | Yakuza boss (voice) | |
| Rintarou Nishi | ... | Yakuza (voice) | |
| Kenichi Chujou | ... | Atsu (voice) |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
103 minCountry:
JapanLanguage:
JapaneseAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalMOVIEmeter: 
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The movie's main character Nishi is based on Robin Nishi, the man who wrote the underground cult comic on which Mind Game was based. Some elements of the story are said to be autobiographical. moreFAQ
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| THIS FILM IS AMAZING | priscillaangel |
| Why Why WHY | Odwen |
| dvd help!!!! | tula223 |
| Boring and weak animation | pcstone |
| Fantasia of Japan | gimz |
| The Plot Explained (SPOILERS) | ShaqsGreatestHits |
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This movie is really what the title says it is. At first I thought the title was bad, since it didn't say anything about the film, but in the end I realized it does.
If you are looking for a normal story (you know, with a start, an end, a punchline) you are not going to find it in this anime. The animation is coarse, not like the classic Japanese animation, a bit like Tokyo Godfathers, but even more symbolic. So why is this film so great?
Because of the feeling. Plot and animation separately don't make this great, but together they do. The moral of it all is that you must live your life to the fullest and enjoy everything life throws at you, since it is all you have. No one else is going to live your life or enjoy what you have.
My thoughts are that this story is deeply personal to Robin Nishi and, even if a lot of the symbols in it can be singled out and understood, most of it you are left to guess. An argument for this is the torrent of animation sequences that don't make sense in the beginning of the movie, repeated at the end of the movie and suddenly making sense. I believe that is the greatest innovation of this anime.
Bottom line: this is an art film. This time I mean it in a good sense :). Perhaps because it has a positive view on live and it is more accessible. Anyway, if you are ready for its message and are in the mood for a fun carpe diem story, you gotta see this. If you've enjoyed Tokyo Godfathers, then you will also like this movie.