Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War

2013 1h 25m JA

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★6.7TMDB · 55

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Synopsis

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Satou Ichirou once called himself 'Maryuuin Kouga' and behaved as if he were a hero in a fantasy world. His strange behavior caused his classmates to bully him and he left the school. At his new school, he tries to behave like a normal boy, but one day he meets a girl who cosplays with a blue cape. She calls herself "a researcher traveling from the outer world to search for the 'Dragon Terminal'". At first, Ichirou rejects the girl, Satou Ryouko, because her behavior reminds him of his embarrassing past, but he changes his mind after seeing her getting bullied. In order to bring Ryouko back to real life, Ichirou accepts her and his past and begins the final battle as Maryuuin Kouga.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kana Hanazawa
Ryouko Satou (voice)
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Ichirou Satou (voice)
Takahiro Mizushima
Dorisen (voice)
Yumiko Kobayashi
Itou (voice)
Kisho Taniyama
Kinoshita (voice)
Hisako Kanemoto
Kobato Shinako (voice)
Showtaro Morikubo
Kume (voice)
Yu Kobayashi
Oda (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seiji Kishi
Writers: Jun Kumagai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Seiji Kishi, shot by Keisuke Nozawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kana Hanazawa and Nobunaga Shimazaki and Takahiro Mizushima carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2487126 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Seiji Kishi directs. Keisuke Nozawa behind the camera. Michiru Oshima scores. Takashi Sakurai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Seiji Kishi, shot by Keisuke Nozawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michiru Oshima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Takashi Sakurai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kana Hanazawa and Nobunaga Shimazaki and Takahiro Mizushima carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2487126 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "high school", "japan", "supernatural", "bullying".