RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Part 1: Your Train Is the Survival Tactic

2022 2h 4m JA

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7.7

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★7.7TMDB · 5

AnimationDramaComedyScience FictionMystery

Synopsis

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What would you do to save someone you love? All brothers Shoma and Kanba know is that, after collapsing in an aquarium and apparently dying, their terminally ill sister Himari was somehow revived by a Penguin hat that she had wished for. Now they're on an impossible mission, because the price of keeping Himari alive is to find a mysterious object called the Penguindrum, and they'll do anything to save their sister. Anything. As they travel separate paths in their search, they'll have to unravel complex riddles, make alliances with strangers they know they shouldn't trust, and question the very fabrics of time and destiny.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Subaru Kimura
Kanba Takakura (voice)
Ryohei Kimura
Shoma Takakura (voice)
Miho Arakawa
Himari Takakura (voice)
Marie Miyake
Ringo Oginome (voice)
Akira Ishida
Keiju Tabuki (voice)
Mamiko Noto
Yuri Tokikago (voice)
Yui Horie
Masako Natsume (voice)
Yutaka Koizumi
Sanetoshi Watase (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunihiko Ikuhara
Writers: Kunihiko Ikuhara, Takayo Ikami, Kunihiko Ikuhara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, shot by Takeo Ogiwara. 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 Yukari Hashimoto. 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 Masayuki Kurosawa 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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Subaru Kimura and Ryohei Kimura and Miho Arakawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14702778 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kunihiko Ikuhara directs. Takeo Ogiwara behind the camera. Yukari Hashimoto scores. Masayuki Kurosawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Part of the "RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, shot by Takeo Ogiwara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yukari Hashimoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masayuki Kurosawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Subaru Kimura and Ryohei Kimura and Miho Arakawa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt14702778 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Takeo Ogiwara
Original score: Yukari Hashimoto
Editing: Masayuki Kurosawa
Runtime: 124 min · 2h 4m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Part 1: Your Train Is the Survival Tactic (2022)

Part of

RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Collection

Also by

Kunihiko Ikuhara

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

lapintrack
JP
movic
JP
King Records
JP

Key crew

Assistant DirectorNobuyuki Takeuchi
Character DesignerTerumi Nishii
Character DesignerTomomi Kawatsuma
Color DesignerKunio Tsujita
Art DirectionChieko Nakamura
CGI DirectorYuji Koshida
EditorMasayuki Kurosawa
Sound DirectorKunihiko Ikuhara
Sound DirectorHaru Yamada
Sound EffectsTomokazu Mii
Character DesignerLily Hoshino
VFX ArtistTao Tajima
Original StoryKunihiko Ikuhara
Second Unit DirectorYayoi Takano
Second Unit DirectorKunihiko Ikuhara
Co-DirectorNobuyuki Takeuchi

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

woman director
anime
psychological

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere2023-04-07· Anime Boston
Digital2023-04-10· HIDIVE
Physical2023-07-04· Blu-ray

Also known as

International titles

Mawaru Penguindrum MovieUS
Gekijōban RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM [Zenpen] Kimi no Ressha wa Seizon SenryakuJP
Gekijouban RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM [Zenpen] Kimi no Ressha wa Seizon SenryakuJP
รีไซเคิล ออฟ เพนกวินดรัม พาร์ท วันTH
Re:cycle of the Penguindrum Part 1US