Mind Game

20042004
TV-MATV-MA
1h 43min

Mind Game (2004)

Loser Nishi, too wimpy to try to save his childhood sweetheart from gangsters, is shot in the butt by a soccer-playing psychopath, projecting Nishi into the afterlife. In this limbo, God - shown as a
series of rapidly changing characters - tells him to walk toward the light. But Nishi runs like hell in the other direction and returns to Earth a changed man, driven to live each moment to the fullest.

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After a deadly encounter with two yakuza, a loser with a crush on his childhood girlfriend goes to heaven and back, embarking on a psychedelic self-discovery experience with her and his frie... Read allAfter a deadly encounter with two yakuza, a loser with a crush on his childhood girlfriend goes to heaven and back, embarking on a psychedelic self-discovery experience with her and his friends.After a deadly encounter with two yakuza, a loser with a crush on his childhood girlfriend goes to heaven and back, embarking on a psychedelic self-discovery experience with her and his friends.

Directors
- Masaaki Yuasa
- Kôji Morimoto(Mind Game Remix)
Writers
- Robin Nishi(comic)
- Masaaki Yuasa(screenplay)
Stars
- Kôji Imada(voice)
- Sayaka Maeda(voice)
- Takashi Fujii(voice)

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Nishias Nishi
(voice)

Myonas Myon
(voice)

Jiisanas Jiisan
(voice)

Yanas Yan
(voice)

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi

Ryouas Ryou
(voice)

Yakuza bossas Yakuza boss
(voice)

Yakuzaas Yakuza
(voice)

Atsuas Atsu
(voice)

Directors
- Masaaki Yuasa
- Kôji Morimoto(Mind Game Remix)
Writers
- Robin Nishi(comic)
- Masaaki Yuasa(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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The film follows Nishi, a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, the film follows Nishi as he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place. Nishi (and some friends) attempt to break out of their trap, and discover what it truly means to be alive along the way. This is a mind-bending trip that uses some of the most innovative animation ever created. —animenewsnetwork.com

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Trivia
On April Fools' 4/1/2018, Toonami on Adult Swim surprised everyone by airing this film in its original Japanese language with English subtitles.

Quotes
Nishi: Fear takes the shape we're willing to give it.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Underappreciated Anime Movies (2016)

Top review

10/10

If ever there was a GEM...

I am frankly appalled to see a total of 5 comments for a movie which, and I believe most people will agree, is deserving of much, much more attention and inspection. This film is like a light at the end of a long, boring tunnel that is the general doldrum of cookie cutter animated films released year round.

At once unique, inspired, beautiful, hilarious, weird, touching, unforgettable, innovative among other words that won't do it justice: Mind Game is the definition of a GEM.

The only other movie that I can think of in the same "category" is Waking Life, another animated excursion worthy of your time and attention. But even if you hated Waking Life, Mind Game is so different you might love it. Mind Game sort of takes Waking Life's "all over the place" style (cartoony one moment, then rotoscoped the next) then adds a story and characters and a LOT of humor.

Seriously, you owe it to yourself to seek this one out. My new agenda will be to show this to as many people as I possibly can. Help spread the word: Mind Game is cool.

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10

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Jan 24, 2006

Release date
- June 26, 2005 (United States)
Country of origin
- Japan
Official sites
- Asmik Ace (Japan)
- GKIDS (United States)
Language
- Japanese
Also known as
- Игра разума
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $36,613
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,609
- Feb 18, 2018
Gross worldwide
- $36,613

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 43min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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