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"It's the END of our world.. and the BEGINNING of the next!"

1998 1h 30m JA

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★6.1TMDB · 115

ActionAnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

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An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.

“It's the END of our world.. and the BEGINNING of the next!”

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Cast

Showtaro Morikubo
Yu Ominae (voice)
Ken Shiroyama
Dr. Meisel (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Jean Jacquemonde (voice)
Katsumi Suzuki
Little Boy (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Margaret (voice)
Kinryu Arimoto
Yamamoto (voice)
Ryuji Aigase
Colonel McDougal (voice)
Kenji Takano
Fat Man (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Writers: Yasutaka Itô, Hirotsugu Kawasaki, Katsuhiro Otomo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hirotsugu Kawasaki, shot by Hisao Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Showtaro Morikubo and Ken Shiroyama and Takehito Koyasu carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's the END of our world.. and the BEGINNING of the next!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0164917 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hirotsugu Kawasaki directs. Hisao Shirai behind the camera. Kuniaki Haishima scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Hirotsugu Kawasaki, shot by Hisao Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kuniaki Haishima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Showtaro Morikubo and Ken Shiroyama and Takehito Koyasu carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's the END of our world.. and the BEGINNING of the next!".
7IMDB entry: tt0164917 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.