Eden of the East Movie I: The King of Eden

2009 1h 22m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 80

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Synopsis

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Takizawa prevented Japan's destruction - and then he vanished. Six months later, clues lead Saki to the Big Apple in search of her missing friend. Meanwhile, the remaining Selecao are plotting their final move. Some of them would prefer Takizawa dead and out of the way. Some might even be willing to help him achieve his goals. Unfortunately, some are prepared to destroy everything if it means claiming checkmate in Mr. Outside's puzzling game.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ryohei Kimura
Akira Takizawa (voice)
Saori Hayami
Saki Morimi (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Juiz (voice)
Takuya Eguchi
Satoshi Osugi (voice)
Motoyuki Kawahara
Kazuomi Hirasawa (voice)
Ayaka Saito
Mikuru "Micchon" Katsuhara (voice)
Kimiko Saito
Sis (voice)
Hayato Taya
Haruo Kasuga (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Writers: Kenji Kamiyama, Naohiro Fukushima, Shunpei Okada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Eden of the East Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, shot by Koji Tanaka. 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 Kenji Kawai. 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 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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7 / 8

CAST

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Ryohei Kimura and Saori Hayami and Sakiko Tamagawa carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1460738 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenji Kamiyama directs. Koji Tanaka behind the camera. Kenji Kawai scores. Junichi Uematsu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Part of the "Eden of the East Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, shot by Koji Tanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Junichi Uematsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ryohei Kimura and Saori Hayami and Sakiko Tamagawa carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1460738 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "new york city", "sequel", "romance", "memory loss".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.