X: Yochou (2001)

Alone in his dreams, a young man foresees the end of the world and waits for death to reunite him with his lost love.

Director:

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Writers:

Yoshiaki Kawajiri (screenplay), Clamp (comic)

Stars:

Yûji Ueda, Satsuki Yukino, Mamiko Noto

Cast

Credited cast:
Yûji Ueda	...	Kakyou Kuzuki
Satsuki Yukino	...	Hokuto Sumeragi
Mamiko Noto	...	Kotori Monou (voice)
Junichi Suwabe	...	Fuuma Monou (voice)
Ken'ichi Suzumura	...	Kamui Shirou
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Masaki Aizawa	...	Kusanagi Shiyuu
Michiaki Furuya	...	Yuuto Kigai
Aya Hisakawa	...	Hinoto
Otoya Kawano	...	Seishirou Sakarazuka
Motoko Kumai	...	Nataku
Houko Kuwashima	...	Satsuki Yatouji
Kaho Kôda	...	Konoe
Mitsuaki Madono	...	Sorata Arisugawa
Toshiyuki Morikawa	...	Seiichirou Aoki
Kumi Sakuma	...	Yuzuriha Nekoi

Storyline

Trapped alone in a world of dreams, a young man pines away for the love he has lost. His name is Kakyou Kuzuki, and in his dreams, he sees the future of our fragile planet. A great battle is approaching, a war of destiny to destroy the Earth, or to save it. Two sides, two points of view clash in apocalyptic strength, in a struggle that will tear the world apart and destroy the lives of many. Kakyou's love was the first casualty. Now, comatose and wishing only for death so he can join his beloved, he watches as the gears of fate begin to turn, and the soldiers of destiny march towards doom...

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Plot Keywords:

dream | end of the world | based on manga | sword | anime | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Action | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

24 September 2002 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Mad House

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

'X - Yochou' marked the first animated appearance of Kakyou Kuzuki. He did not appear in the 'X' movie made in 1996 (his character had been replaced with Shougo Asagi, a movie-unique character who fought using water and later made an appearance in 'Tsubasa Chronicle'), because his character had not yet been written into the 'X' manga that both the television series and the film are based on.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kakyou Kuzuki: I see a dream, and inside the dream, I can see the future. Two Divine Swords, and two "Kamuis..." I know these things will come. I am Kakyou, a Dragon of Heaven, one of the Seven Angels, a dreamseer who watches the future within dreams. Where did I come from? Why am I able to know the future? And what meaning is there in it? All these questions are meaningless to me now, for everything has already been lost long ago, with the person I cherished so much.

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