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Brave Story

Brave Story

Are you brave enough to change your fate?

20066.31h 52m

Overview

Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mitsuru shows Wataru that there is a magical door to another world where one can go and get the Goddess of Fortune to grant one wish! When tragedy strikes Wataru's family he decides to open the door for himself.

Directed by Koichi Chigira
Written by Ichiro Okouchi, Miyuki Miyabe, Reiko Yoshida
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Top Cast

Takako Matsu

Takako Matsu

Wataru Mitsuya (voice)

Eiji Wentz

Eiji Wentz

Mitsuru Ashikawa (voice)

Shirō Itō

Shirō Itō

Monk Rau (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Mysterious girl (voice)

Chiwa Saito

Chiwa Saito

Miina (voice)

Satomi Korogi

Satomi Korogi

Joao (voice)

Takako Tokiwa

Takako Tokiwa

Cutts (voice)

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Ki-Kima (voice)

Miki Imai

Miki Imai

Goddess of Destiny (voice)

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookanime

About Brave Story

Brave Story is a animation, adventure, mystery, fantasy film released in 2006 exploring themes of based on novel or book, anime. Directed by Koichi Chigira, it stars Takako Matsu, Eiji Wentz, Shirō Itō. Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mitsuru shows Wataru that there is a magical door to another world where one can go and get the Goddess of Fortune to grant one wish! When tragedy strikes Wataru's family he decides to open the door for himself.

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