Death Billiards

"An old and a young man find themselves in a mysterious bar where they have to play a game of billiard. The bet: their lives."

2013 0h 25m JA

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★7.2TMDB · 130★7.4IMDB · 2,450

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Synopsis

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Death Billiards is one of the four anime works that each received 38 million yen (about US$480,000) from the "2012 Young Animator Training Project." Just like in 2010 and 2011, the animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (US$2.65 million) from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed most of those funds to studios who train young animators on-the-job. An old and a young man find themselves in a mysterious bar where they have to play a game of billiard. The bet: their lives.

“An old and a young man find themselves in a mysterious bar where they have to play a game of billiard. The bet: their lives.”

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Cast

Yuichi Nakamura
Otoko (Voice)
Tomoaki Maeno
Decim (voice)
Asami Seto
Kurokami no Onna (voice)
Jun Hazumi
Roujin (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuzuru Tachikawa
Writers: Yuzuru Tachikawa, Yuzuru Tachikawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, shot by Kazuya Arahata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Yuichi Nakamura and Tomoaki Maeno and Asami Seto carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "An old and a young man find themselves in a mysterious bar where they have to play a game of billiard. The bet: their lives.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2807626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuzuru Tachikawa directs. Kazuya Arahata behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, shot by Kazuya Arahata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Yuichi Nakamura and Tomoaki Maeno and Asami Seto carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "An old and a young man find themselves in a mysterious bar where they have to play a game of billiard. The bet: their lives.".
7IMDB entry: tt2807626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.