BLAME!

2017 1h 46m JA

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 371

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Synopsis

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In the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure that replicates itself infinitely in all directions. Now humanity has lost access to the city's controls, and is hunted down and purged by the defense system known as the Safeguard. In a tiny corner of the city, a little enclave known as the Electro-Fishers is facing eventual extinction, trapped between the threat of the Safeguard and dwindling food supplies. A girl named Zuru goes on a journey to find food for her village, only to inadvertently cause doom when an observation tower senses her and summons a Safeguard pack to eliminate the threat. With her companions dead and all escape routes blocked, the only thing that can save her now is the sudden arrival of Killy the Wanderer, on his quest for the Net Terminal Genes, the key to restoring order to the world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Takahiro Sakurai
Killy (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Cibo (voice)
Sora Amamiya
Zuru (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Sutezo (voice)
Aya Suzaki
Tae (voice)
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Fusata (voice)
Nanako Mori
Fuku (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Pop (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroyuki Seshita
Writers: Sadayuki Murai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiroyuki Seshita, shot by Mitsunori Kataama. 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 Yugo Kanno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Takahiro Sakurai and Kana Hanazawa and Sora Amamiya carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6574146 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroyuki Seshita directs. Mitsunori Kataama behind the camera. Yugo Kanno scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Hiroyuki Seshita, shot by Mitsunori Kataama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yugo Kanno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Takahiro Sakurai and Kana Hanazawa and Sora Amamiya carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt6574146 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.