Ajin: Demi-Human – Confront

2016 1h 45m JA

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 19

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Synopsis

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As Kei Nagai escapes from the Ajin Research Institute, the true intentions of the mysterious hat-wearing man, Sato, begin to emerge. Meanwhile, Tosaki, the desperate head of the Ajin Management Committee, pursues his own agenda. Their conflicting ambitions intensify the struggle between the Ajin and the Japanese government, drawing society as a whole into the conflict. Answering Sato’s call, seven Ajin gather together, only to be confronted with a shocking new plan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mamoru Miyano
Kei Nagai (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Kaito (voice)
Aya Suzaki
Eirko Nagai (voice)
Daisuke Hirakawa
Kōji Tanaka (voice)
Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Ikuya Ogura (voice)
Hochu Otsuka
Satō (voice)
Jun Fukuyama
Kō Nakano (voice)
Mikako Komatsu
Izumi Shimomura (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroyuki Seshita
Writers: Gamon Sakurai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mamoru Miyano and Yoshimasa Hosoya and Aya Suzaki carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5234458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroyuki Seshita directs. Yugo Kanno scores. Jun Watanabe cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Part of the "Ajin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Yugo Kanno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jun Watanabe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mamoru Miyano and Yoshimasa Hosoya and Aya Suzaki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5234458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.