Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End

2008 1h 52m JA

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7.6

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★7.6TMDB · 122

ActionComedyAnimationScience FictionAdventure

Synopsis

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Simon and Kamina live in an underground city monitored by the village chief. When Simon stumbles upon an artifact and beastmen invade from the surface, Simon and Kamina rebel against them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tetsuya Kakihara
Simon (voice)
Katsuyuki Konishi
Kamina (voice)
Marina Inoue
Yoko Littner (voice)
Yukari Fukui
Nia Teppelin (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Viral (voice)
Mitsuki Saiga
Rossiu Adai (voice)
Masaya Onosaka
Leeron Littner (voice)
Michiko Neya
Adiane (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Writers: Kazuki Nakashima, Atsushi Nishigori, Hiroyuki Imaishi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi, shot by Toyonori Yamada. 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 Taku Iwasaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Junichi Uematsu 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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Tetsuya Kakihara and Katsuyuki Konishi and Marina Inoue carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1288461 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hiroyuki Imaishi directs. Toyonori Yamada behind the camera. Taku Iwasaki scores. Junichi Uematsu cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Part of the "Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi, shot by Toyonori Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Taku Iwasaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Junichi Uematsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tetsuya Kakihara and Katsuyuki Konishi and Marina Inoue carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1288461 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 13 different titles around the world.