The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording

""No one can recover lost memories from oblivion.""

2008 0h 59m JA

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★6.7TMDB · 91

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Synopsis

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January 1999: Apprentice mage Azaka Kokutou, Mikiya's younger sister, has been ordered by her mentor, Touko Aozaki, to investigate a certain incident in which fairies steal the memories of students at Azaka's school, Reien Academy. Azaka launches an investigation with the help of Shiki.

“"No one can recover lost memories from oblivion."”

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Cast

Maaya Sakamoto
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Mikiya Kokutou (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Souren Araya (voice)
Soichiro Hoshi
Lio Shirazumi (voice)
Takako Honda
Touko Aozaki (voice)
Ayumi Fujimura
Azaka Kokutou (voice)
Nana Mizuki
Misaya Ouji (voice)
Ryotaro Okiayu
Satsuki Kurogiri (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takahiro Miura
Writers: Masaki Hiramatsu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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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 "The Garden of Sinners Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Directed by Takahiro Miura, shot by Yuichi Terao. 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 Yuki Kajiura. 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 Manabu Kamino 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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Maaya Sakamoto and Kenichi Suzumura and Jouji Nakata carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: ""No one can recover lost memories from oblivion."".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takahiro Miura directs. Yuichi Terao behind the camera. Yuki Kajiura scores. Manabu Kamino cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Part of the "The Garden of Sinners Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Takahiro Miura, shot by Yuichi Terao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yuki Kajiura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Manabu Kamino shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Maaya Sakamoto and Kenichi Suzumura and Jouji Nakata carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: ""No one can recover lost memories from oblivion."".
9IMDB entry: tt1343089 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Released under 22 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yuichi Terao
Original score: Yuki Kajiura
Editing: Manabu Kamino
Runtime: 59 min · 0h 59m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording (2008)

Part of

The Garden of Sinners Collection

Set in Japan predominantly during the late 1990s, The Garden of Sinners follows the story of Shiki Ryougi, a teenage girl raised as a demon hunter who acquired the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" after surviving a fatal accident. It also chronicles Mikiya Kokutou's unwavering efforts to get closer to her when they were still high school students and their adventures later on in dealing with supernatural cases as investigators for Touko Aozaki's detective agency, Garan no Dou. This is set in an alternate universe to Tsukihime and Fate/stay night in which it serves as the prototype for both series as well as introducing many of the concepts prevalent within the latter two.