The Girl from the Other Side

2023 1h 10m JA

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7.8

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6.8

IMDB

★7.8TMDB · 50★6.8IMDB · 1,186

AnimationDramaMysteryFantasy

Synopsis

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Once upon a time, in a far, faraway place, there were two lands. The world was divided into an inner land and an outer land. People feared the outer land, inhabited by eerie beings, the carriers of curse. One day, on the border to the inner land inhabited by humans, one such being finds a girl on heaps of abandoned dead bodies. The girl says her name is Shiva and shows affection to the "being" who found her, calling him "Teacher." This is a story of two people—one human, one inhuman—who linger in the hazy twilight that separates night from day.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jun Fukuyama
Teacher (voice)
Rie Takahashi
Shiva (voice)
Hiroki Goto
Outsider (voice)
Tadashi Miyazawa
Hunter (voice)
Kouichi Sakaguchi
Captain (voice)
Daiki Kobayashi
(voice)
Kento Shiraishi
(voice)
Kazuya Saji
(voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Satomi Maiya
Writers: Satomi Maiya, Yutaro Kubo, Takuto Katayama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Satomi Maiya, shot by Takeru Yokoi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hinako Tsubakiyama. 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 Akari Saito 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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Jun Fukuyama and Rie Takahashi and Hiroki Goto carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14228078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Satomi Maiya directs. Takeru Yokoi behind the camera. Hinako Tsubakiyama scores. Akari Saito cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Directed by Satomi Maiya, shot by Takeru Yokoi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Hinako Tsubakiyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akari Saito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jun Fukuyama and Rie Takahashi and Hiroki Goto carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt14228078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.