Black Magic M-66

1987 0h 47m JA

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 57

ActionAnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A top-secret weapon escapes from military custody ready to destroy its pre-programmed target. The nosy freelance reporter who shows up to cover the story lands herself at the center of something even more dangerous than the international scandal she signed up for.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ichiro Nagai
Dr. Matthew (voice)
Shinji Ogawa
Col. Arthur (voice)
Yoshiko Sakakibara
Sybel (voice)
Kozo Shioya
Paco (voice)
Norio Wakamoto
Roger (voice)
Kazuya Sokabe
Rico (voice)
Kyôko Tonomiya
Nakamura (voice)
Masato Tsujimura
Dr. Slade (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shirow Masamune
Writers: Shirow Masamune, Shirow Masamune, Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 47-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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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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Directed by Shirow Masamune, shot by Nobuo Koyama. 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 Jôyô Katayanagi. 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 Eiko Nishide 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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Ichiro Nagai and Shinji Ogawa and Yoshiko Sakakibara carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092664 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shirow Masamune directs. Nobuo Koyama behind the camera. Jôyô Katayanagi scores. Eiko Nishide cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 47-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shirow Masamune, shot by Nobuo Koyama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jôyô Katayanagi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Eiko Nishide shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ichiro Nagai and Shinji Ogawa and Yoshiko Sakakibara carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0092664 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.