Summary
A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Kids
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+29)
Critics 100Audiences 71GoodWatch 85
Tomatometer100%
User score7.5
Audience score73%
IMDb6.8
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.4/5
Running time
1 h 8 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 animated movies, −21 min on the typical 89
typical 8968Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
2013
July 20, 2013
13 years ago
Genre
AnimationLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for family movie night.
and 3 moreDirecting · 5
- Katsuhiro Otomo Director, Original Story, Screenplay
- Koji Morimoto Director
- Shuhei Morita Director, Screenplay
- Hiroaki Ando Director
- Hajime Katoki Director, Screenplay
Writing · 3
- Katsuhito Ishii Screenplay, Original Story
- Kensuke Yamamoto Screenplay
- Kishi Keisuke Original Story
Visual Effects · 8
- Hirofumi Masuda Key Animation
- Takashi Hashimoto Key Animation
- Koji Watanabe Key Animation
- Hiroyuki Horiuchi Key Animation
- Yumenosuke Tokuda Key Animation
- Keiichiro Honjo Key Animation
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