Open the Door

1986 1h 21m JA

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 6

FantasyAnimationActionAdventure

Synopsis

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In modern day Tokyo, three university students, Negishi Miyako (Neko-chan), Saiki Haruka, and Yamagishi Keiichiro, have magical powers that make them feel like outcasts. They come together one night and are transported to another world. They open a massive door and Neko finds that she is the Princess Neryulla, who must defeat the evil Duran III to free her people.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kyôko Fujimoto
Miyako Negishi (voice)
Nachi Nozawa
Raddin (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Haruka Saiki (voice)
Bin Shimada
Towado (voice)
Fumi Hirano
La Midin Dimida (voice)
Masamichi Sato
Keiichirō Yamagashi (voice)
Chika Sakamoto
Kira (voice)
Masako Katsuki
Neryura (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keizo Shimizu
Writers: Satoshi Dezaki, Kazumi Koide, Satoshi Dezaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Keizo Shimizu, shot by Hiroshi Isakawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Original score by Mark Goldenberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kyôko Fujimoto and Nachi Nozawa and Kazuhiko Inoue carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0386075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Keizo Shimizu directs. Hiroshi Isakawa behind the camera. Mark Goldenberg scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Keizo Shimizu, shot by Hiroshi Isakawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mark Goldenberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Kyôko Fujimoto and Nachi Nozawa and Kazuhiko Inoue carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0386075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.