Date A Bullet: Dead or Bullet

2020 0h 25m JA

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 36

AnimationActionAdventureScience FictionFantasy

Synopsis

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The first part of Date A Bullet: Hibiki Higoromo, better known as, Empty, is an amnesiac young girl. She wakes up in the neighboring world, where she encounters Tokisaki Kurumi. In order to kill the mysterious girl, Kurumi leads Empty to a school. When arriving at the school, a number of girls, known as semi-spirits, gather together. Now then, a new battle begins.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Asami Sanada
Kurumi Tokisaki (voice)
Saori Onishi
White Queen (voice)
Kaede Hondo
Hibiki Higoromo (voice)
Mariya Ise
Tsuan (voice)
Rina Hidaka
Panie Ibusuki (voice)
Asami Seto
Yui Sagakure (voice)
Natsumi Fujiwara
Isami Hijikata (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jun Nakagawa
Writers: Yuichirou Higashide
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Date A Bullet Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Asami Sanada and Saori Onishi and Kaede Hondo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12350118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jun Nakagawa directs. Go Sakabe scores. Masato Yoshitake cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Part of the "Date A Bullet Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by Go Sakabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masato Yoshitake shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Asami Sanada and Saori Onishi and Kaede Hondo carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt12350118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.