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X

Original title: Ekkusu
  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
2.8K
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X (1996)
AnimationActionFantasy

In 1999, a battle takes place between two factions of divine warriors for the fate of the world.In 1999, a battle takes place between two factions of divine warriors for the fate of the world.In 1999, a battle takes place between two factions of divine warriors for the fate of the world.

  • Director
    • Rintarô
  • Writers
    • Clamp
    • Mick Nekoi
    • Satsuki Igarashi
  • Stars
    • Tomokazu Seki
    • Junko Iwao
    • Ken Narita
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    2.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rintarô
    • Writers
      • Clamp
      • Mick Nekoi
      • Satsuki Igarashi
    • Stars
      • Tomokazu Seki
      • Junko Iwao
      • Ken Narita
    • 65User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Top cast

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    Tomokazu Seki
    Tomokazu Seki
    • Kamui Shiro
    • (voice)
    Junko Iwao
    Junko Iwao
    • Kotori Monou
    • (voice)
    Ken Narita
    • Fuma Monou
    • (voice)
    Tôru Furusawa
    • Seishirô Sakurazuka
    • (voice)
    Masako Ikeda
    • Tôru
    • (voice)
    Kazuhiko Inoue
    Kazuhiko Inoue
    • Yûto Kigai
    • (voice)
    Mami Koyama
    Mami Koyama
    • Karen Kasumi
    • (voice)
    Rica Matsumoto
    Rica Matsumoto
    • Nataku
    • (voice)
    Yûko Minaguchi
    Yûko Minaguchi
    • Hinoto
    • (voice)
    Kotono Mitsuishi
    Kotono Mitsuishi
    • Satsuki Yatoji
    • (voice)
    Issei Miyazaki
    • Subaru Sumeragi
    • (voice)
    Jôji Nakata
    Jôji Nakata
    • Kusanagi Shiyu
    • (voice)
    Yukana
    • Yuzuriha Nekoi
    • (voice)
    • (as Yukana Nogami)
    Toshihiko Seki
    Toshihiko Seki
    • Shôgo Asagi
    • (voice)
    Emi Shinohara
    Emi Shinohara
    • Arashi Kishu
    • (voice)
    Atsuko Takahata
    • Kanoe
    • (voice)
    Hideyuki Tanaka
    Hideyuki Tanaka
    • Seiichiro Aoki
    • (voice)
    Kôichi Yamadera
    Kôichi Yamadera
    • Sorata Arisugawa
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Rintarô
    • Writers
      • Clamp
      • Mick Nekoi
      • Satsuki Igarashi
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The ending song for the X movie is sung by a group X (also known as X-Japan). The song they sing is Forever Love, and when guitarist Hide died, Toshi, X's vocalist, sang it at his funeral.
    • Quotes

      Yuzuriha Nekoi: I'm sorry. I guess I'm no good at helping with things like this. You know, I never did find anyone to love. I wish there was someone who would cry for me when I die.

      [her strength fades, and her final line is heard in Kamui's mind alone]

      Yuzuriha Nekoi: Kamui... promise that you'll protect the ones you love always!

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the closing credits there is a brief shot of the Tokyo Tower standing amidst the ruins of Tokyo.
    • Alternate versions
      Nudity was blurred out when aired on when aired on the Sci-Fi Channel (Ani-Monday).
    • Connections
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    • Soundtracks
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    User reviews65

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    Featured review
    Only if you understand it
    X is an excellect film if you understand it, nothing irritates me more than a bad movie critic, to be a good one you must understand what you are critiquing...

    One the title X makes perfect sense:

    Definitions of X

    1) a symbol to often symbolize an unknown in mathematics.

    2) the 24th letter in the English Alphabet

    3) The Roman Numeral for the number 10.

    Words that contain X such as X-ray, X-generation, X Day (an unknown day) are often used in everyday language, this X brings a sense of something unknown or not being able to be understood. Everyone would know the ever Famous "X Files" with FBI agents Scully and Molder that try to explain the cases of the supernatural, the X in that would be a same meaning to that. So Clamp's X would have the same meaning too.

    In X there is a combination of previous works such as "Tokyo Babylon" and "Clamp School Detectives", (which one should see before the movie X anyway) apart from that X also contains elements of the supernatural such as "Ying Yang Shu", "Feng Shui and people with super powers which adds yet another mystical atmosphere to it.

    From the points above, X definitely is not a simple or single story, but is very complicated with many different elements. It looks like the "unknown" theory definitely suits or is incorporated in some way in the title.

    2 swords, the opposing Ten no Ryu and Chi no Ryu could also be seen in the Structure of the letter "X" and how there are opposite sides to everything.

    So basically, X is good if you have the mental capacity to understand it, it's not a film for someone expecting simplicity, it's a film for people who like to get more out of a movie experience outside of pretty colours.
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    • kawaii_mana_sama
    • Nov 10, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Manga Entertainment
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • X: The Movie
    • Production companies
      • Bandai Entertainment Inc.
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $143,355
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,672
      • Mar 12, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $266,914
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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