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24 March 2007 (Japan) morePlot:
A traveling mystical doctor, a "Bugmaster' passes through remote regions of Japan curing the ill effects of supernatural creatures, the Mushi, who spread plague. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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For manga fans... moreCast
(Credited cast) | Jô Odagiri | ... | Ginko |
| Nao Omori | ... | Nijirou |
| Yû Aoi | ... | Tanyu |
| Lily | ... | Inn owner (as Riri) |
| Makiko Kuno | ... | Maho's mother |
| Reia Moriyama | ... | Maho |
| Hideyuki Inada | ... | Yoki |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Aaron Dismuke | ... | Young Ginko |
| Makiko Esumi | ... | Nui |
 | Todd Haberkorn | ... | Inagu (voice: English version) |
| Baku Numata | ... | Nui's Husband |
| Reisen Ri | ... | Tanyu's nanny |
 | Travis Willingham | ... | Ginko |
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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.