Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 83Audiences 83GoodWatch 82
Tomatometer100%
Metascore66
Audience score92%
Letterboxd · 73 K ratings4.2/5
IMDb7.7
User score7.7
Running time
1 h 43 min
Longer than most animated movies, +14 min on the typical 89
typical 89103Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
2004
August 7, 2004
22 years ago
Genres
AnimationRomanceComedyDramaFantasyAdventureLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 moreDirecting · 2
- Masaaki Yuasa Director, Screenplay
- Michael Arias Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Robin Nishi Comic Book
Production · 7
- Eiko Tanaka Producer, Executive Producer
- Yasushi Shiina Executive Producer
- Takaaki Kusaka Executive Producer
- Masarô Toyoshima Producer
- Munetoshi Matsuo Producer
- Rika Hatakeda Producer
Editing · 1
- Keiko Mizuta Editor
Sound · 11
- Seiichi Yamamoto Original Music Composer
- Fayray Music
- Shinichiro Watanabe Music Producer
- Yoko Kanno Musician
- Hajime Takagi Sound Recordist
- Koji Kasamatsu Sound Effects Editor
Art · 3
- Yasunari Usuda Background Designer
- Toru Hishiyama Art Direction
- Masumi Nishikawa Background Designer
Visual Effects · 35
- Shinya Ohira Key Animation
- Kazuya Nomura Key Animation
- Yuichi Tanaka Key Animation
- Toshihisa Kaiya Key Animation
- Koji Morimoto Animation Director
- Masaharu Tada Key Animation
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