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75% Critic Match
Mind Game
“This Story Has Never Ended.”
7.5 / 10• 2004• 1h 43m•NR• Japanese
AnimationRomanceComedyDramaFantasyAdventure
Storyline
Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
Cast & Crew
Koji Imada
Nishi (voice)
Lead
Sayaka Maeda
Myon (voice)
Takashi Fujii
Jiisan (voice)
Seiko Takuma
Yan (voice)
Tomomitsu Yamaguchi
Ryou (voice)
Toshio Sakata
Father of Myon and Yan (voice)
Jôji Shimaki
Yakuza boss (voice)
Rintaro Nishi
Yakuza (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Masaaki Yuasa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mind Game is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
