Tokyo Babylon 1

1992 0h 50m JA

AnimationFantasy

Synopsis

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Spirit medium Subaru Sumeragi is hired to exorcise a construction site believed to be cursed, where the only living suspect has the ability to walk away from strange situations where he should have died.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kappei Yamaguchi
Subaru Sumeragi
Miki Ito
Hokuto Sumeragi
Takehito Koyasu
Seishiro Sakurazuka
Hiromi Tsuru
Kazami Asou
Koichi Yamadera
Yamagawa
Shuichi Ikeda
Shinji Nagumo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Koichi Chigira
Writers: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "X (Clamp) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Kappei Yamaguchi and Miki Ito and Takehito Koyasu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4667638 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Koichi Chigira directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan.

Trivia

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1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "X (Clamp) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Kappei Yamaguchi and Miki Ito and Takehito Koyasu carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt4667638 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.