Brave Story

"Are you brave enough to change your fate?"

2006 1h 52m JA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 78

AnimationAdventureMysteryFantasy

Synopsis

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Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mitsuru shows Wataru that there is a magical door to another world where one can go and get the Goddess of Fortune to grant one wish! When tragedy strikes Wataru's family he decides to open the door for himself.

“Are you brave enough to change your fate?”

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Cast

Takako Matsu
Wataru Mitsuya (voice)
Eiji Wentz
Mitsuru Ashikawa (voice)
Shirō Itō
Monk Rau (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
Mysterious girl (voice)
Chiwa Saito
Miina (voice)
Satomi Korogi
Joao (voice)
Takako Tokiwa
Cutts (voice)
Yo Oizumi
Ki-Kima (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Koichi Chigira
Writers: Yoshimitsu Ohashi, Mahiro Maeda, Koichi Chigira
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Koichi Chigira, shot by Yoshio Hirooka. 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 Ben Watkins. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Takeshi Seyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Takako Matsu and Eiji Wentz and Shirō Itō carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Are you brave enough to change your fate?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0778631 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Koichi Chigira directs. Yoshio Hirooka behind the camera. Ben Watkins scores. Takeshi Seyama cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Directed by Koichi Chigira, shot by Yoshio Hirooka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ben Watkins. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Takeshi Seyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Takako Matsu and Eiji Wentz and Shirō Itō carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Are you brave enough to change your fate?".
7IMDB entry: tt0778631 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.