Bugmaster
(2006)
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Bugmaster
(2006)
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Jô Odagiri | ... |
Ginko
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Nao Ohmori | ... |
Nijirou
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| Yû Aoi | ... |
Tanyu
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Lily | ... |
Inn owner
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Makiko Kuno | ... |
Maho's mother
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Reia Moriyama | ... |
Maho
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Hideyuki Inada | ... |
Yoki
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Aaron Dismuke | ... |
Yoki /
Young Ginko
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Greg Dulcie | ... |
(voice)
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| Juli Erickson | ... |
Tama
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Makiko Esumi | ... |
Nui
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| Todd Haberkorn | ... |
Inagu
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| Grant James | ... |
(voice)
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Mike McFarland | ... |
Koro
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Rô Naruse |
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Ginko, a Mushi-shi has always been attuned to the Mushi, creatures close to life itself and able to affect and alter their surroundings. He cannot stay in one place for too long so he wanders, helping the inhabitants of rural Japan understand the Mushi around them and how to coexist peacefully. Written by Anonymous
I have noticed that the positive comments so far have mostly said 1. "I'm a big fan of the original manga" and 2. "It was beautifully shot". Together, these phrases sum up exactly what's wrong with Mushishi. It is a high production value film that is content to appeal solely to a relatively small subset of its potential audience.
I was terribly disappointed by this film. It's not that it was simply slow, leaden, plodding, etc. I can fully enjoy a film that does all those things if there's a payoff, if it ultimately makes sense and gives you a sense of there being a complete wholeness to the underlying concepts.
This did not happen.
Clearly I don't live up to point #1 - I am not a manga fan.
OK, so let me say something positive - point #2 is true. It was beautifully shot and the production values are excellent. A very nice film to look at.
My ultimate impression - if you are not already a fan of the manga, avoid, avoid, avoid.