Summary
It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
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- You want to half-watch while scrolling
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+17)
Critics 44Audiences 61GoodWatch 53
Tomatometer44%
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.1
Audience score58%
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for action movies, −11 min on the typical 108
typical 10897Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1996
August 2, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
ActionAnimationFantasyHorrorLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
18 of 18
Junko IwaoKotori Monou
Ken NaritaFuuma Monou
Tomokazu SekiKamui Shirou
Atsuko TakahataKanoe
Emi ShinoharaArashi Kishyuu
Hideyuki TanakaSeiichirou Aoki
Issei MiyazakiSubaru Sumeragi
Jouji NakataKusanagi Shiyuu
Kazuhiko InoueYuuto Kigai
Kotono MitsuishiSatsuki Yatoji
Mami KoyamaKaren Kasumi
Rica MatsumotoNataku
Toru FurusawaSeishirou Sakurazuka
Toshihiko SekiShougo
YukanaYuzuriha Nekoi
Masako IkedaTooru
Yuko MinaguchiHinoto
Koichi YamaderaSorata Arisugawa
Directing · 3
- Rintaro Director, Screenplay
- Hiroyuki Tanaka Assistant Director
- Daisuke Chiba Assistant Director
Writing · 5
- Nanase Okawa Screenplay, Comic Book
- Mami Watanabe Screenplay
- Satsuki Igarashi Comic Book
- Tsubaki Nekoi Comic Book
- Mokona Comic Book
Production · 4
- Tsuguhiko Kadokawa Executive Producer
- Masao Maruyama Producer
- Kazuhiko Ikeguchi Producer
- Kazuo Yokoyama Producer
Camera · 1
- Hitoshi Yamaguchi Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Satoshi Terauchi Editor
- Akara Arisato Editor
- Harutoshi Ogata Editor
Sound · 5
- Yasuaki Shimizu Original Music Composer
- Shizuo Kurahashi Sound Effects
- Shiro Sasaki Music Producer
- Shuji Inoue Sound Recordist
- Yasunori Honda Sound Director
Art · 30
- Kazuo Ebisawa Background Designer
- Hiromasa Ogura Background Designer
- Hiroshi Kato Background Designer
- Yamako Ishikawa Background Designer
- Masaru Sato Background Designer
- Yusuke Takeda Background Designer
Visual Effects · 58
- Yuzo Sato Key Animation
- Yoshiaki Kawajiri Key Animation
- Shinji Ochi Key Animation
- Takashi Hashimoto Key Animation
- Yoshimitsu Ohashi Key Animation
- Hiroto Tanaka Key Animation
Other crew · 1
- Kaoru Tanifuji Special Effects
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