Arei's Mirror ~ Way to Virgin Space

1985 0h 22m JA

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5.8

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★6.5TMDB · 6★5.8IMDB · 22

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Synopsis

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Meguru and Mayu are two future-wanderers hoping to find the mythical Mirror of Arei that is said to allow all who glimpse it to pass beyond the edge if the universe. Highjacked by renegade android Zero, the trio joins forces when they realise that they are all searching for the same thing.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Toda
Meguru Daichi (voice)
Yoko Asagami
Mayu (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka
Zero (voice)
Reiko Mutoh
Sōi (voice)
Chiyoko Kawashima
Areian (voice)
Jintarou
Narrator
Koji Totani
Colonist (voice)
Kozo Shioya
Colonist (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kouzou Morishita
Writers: Mitsuru Majima, Leiji Matsumoto, Michiru Umadori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kouzou Morishita, shot by Yoichi Takanashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Keiko Toda and Yoko Asagami and Hideyuki Tanaka carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0185162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kouzou Morishita directs. Yoichi Takanashi behind the camera. Mari Kishi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Kouzou Morishita, shot by Yoichi Takanashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Mari Kishi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Keiko Toda and Yoko Asagami and Hideyuki Tanaka carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0185162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.