Gekijôban XXXHolic Manatsu no yoru no yume (2005)

Yuko receives an invitation for the opening of an auction from a mysterious unknown sender. Likewise, fanatical collectors are summoned to an old mansion whose owner doesn't make an ... See full summary »

Director:

Tsutomu Mizushima

Writers:

Clamp (comic), Yoshiki Sakurai,

Stars:

Sayaka Ohara, Jun Fukuyama, Kazuya Nakai

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sayaka Ohara	...	Yûko Ichihara (voice)
Jun Fukuyama	...	Watanuki Kimihiro (voice)
Kazuya Nakai	...	Shizuka Doumeki (voice)
Shizuka Ito	...	Himawari Kunogi (voice)
Kazuko Kojima	...	Maru (voice)
Hisayo Mochizuki	...	Moro (voice)
Mika Kikuchi	...	Mokona (voice)
Miyu Irino	...	Syaoran (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto	...	Tomoyo (voice)
Keiko Matsuo	...	(voice)
Ryôka Yuzuki	...	(voice)
Taiki Matsuno	...	(voice)
Naomi Kusumi	...	(voice)
Takurô Kitagawa	...	(voice)
Daisuke Hirakawa	...	(voice)

Storyline

Yuko receives an invitation for the opening of an auction from a mysterious unknown sender. Likewise, fanatical collectors are summoned to an old mansion whose owner doesn't make an appearance. One after another, each collector disappears and a number of other strange occurrences happen during the night. The questions of what exactly it is that's being auctioned and who the owner of the mansion is must be solved in order for Yuko and Watanuki to get to the bottom of this.

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Plot Keywords:

based on comic book | surrealism | anime | based on manga

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Taglines:

I will make your wish come true...

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Production I.G

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

20 August 2005 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Clamp Double Feature: xxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Company Credits

Production Co:

DENTSU Music And Entertainment, FUNimation Entertainment, Kodansha

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released in the U.S. as a double feature with Tsubasa Chronicle the Movie: The Princess of the Country of Birdcages.

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Quotes

Yûko Ichihara: I'm flattered to know you think so highly of me.

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Connections

Spin-off Reservoir Chronicle: Tsubasa (2005)

User Reviews

See the series first

Beautiful movie and awesome series.

I agree that you need to know the basics of the story to get most of the character interactions.

Yuuko San is a powerful sorceress who grants all wishes but for a price equal to that of the wish. She LOVES sake and snacks and sends Watanuki to buy and make them all the time, much to his annoyance. She's quite funny and mysterious. She sometimes sends Watanuki as bait =) for the spirits when she has a job but she always helps him and asks Domeki to help him.

Watanuki is a highschooler who sees ghosts and spirits that bother him all the time. Yuuko helped him stop seeing these spirits and helped them to not see him either. His price for this wish is to work for Yuuko San as a butler/cook/housecleaner and she sends him to help her with spirits.

Domeki is a fellow highschooler of Watanuki's who is as cool as Watanuki is excitable. Domeki has holy powers that keep ghosts away and his family owns a temple (?). He only likes Hinamori as a friend at most but Watanuki gets jealous whenever then have any interactions.

Hinamori is another highschooler (they all go to the same school) and she doesn't seem to favor either boy but Watanumi has an enormous crush on her. Yuuko San seems to think that there is something fishy about her but it hasn't been revealed yet.

I would definitely recommend this series. The animation is beautiful and the story is very interesting and dark and funny. If you can find it (it is still available on certain sites) check it out.