maboroshi

"The urge to fall in love will destroy the world."

2023 1h 52m JA

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7.2

SOLID

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67%

FRESH

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6.3

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 141🍅67%Rotten Tomatoes★6.3IMDB · 2,176

AnimationDramaRomanceFantasy

Synopsis

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A factory explosion plunges a small town into a timeless freeze, leaving teenage Masamune and his pals to grapple with a quickly collapsing reality.

“The urge to fall in love will destroy the world.”

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Cast

Junya Enoki
Masamune Kikuiri (voice)
Reina Ueda
Atsumi Sagami (voice)
Misaki Kuno
Itsumi (voice)
Koji Seto
Akimune Kikuiri (voice)
Kento Hayashi
Tokimune Kikuiri (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Daisuke Sasakura (voice)
Tasuku Hatanaka
Atsushi Nitta (voice)
Daiki Kobayashi
Yasunari Semba (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mari Okada
Writers: Mari Okada, Masahiro Ando, Tadashi Hiramatsu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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CAST

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366+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mari Okada, shot by Yusuke Tannawa. 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 Masaru Yokoyama. 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 Ayumu Takahashi 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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Junya Enoki and Reina Ueda and Misaki Kuno carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The urge to fall in love will destroy the world.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14935892 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mari Okada directs. Yusuke Tannawa behind the camera. Masaru Yokoyama scores. Ayumu Takahashi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2366+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by Mari Okada, shot by Yusuke Tannawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Masaru Yokoyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ayumu Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Junya Enoki and Reina Ueda and Misaki Kuno carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The urge to fall in love will destroy the world.".
8IMDB entry: tt14935892 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "small town", "supernatural", "coming of age", "love".
10Released under 13 different titles around the world.