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Mind Game

Mind Game

This Story Has Never Ended.

20047.51h 43m

Overview

Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.

Directed by Masaaki Yuasa
Written by Masaaki Yuasa, Robin Nishi
Produced by Eiko Tanaka, Masarô Toyoshima, Rika Hatakeda
Box Office0Revenue: $37K

Top Cast

Koji Imada

Koji Imada

Nishi (voice)

Sayaka Maeda

Sayaka Maeda

Myon (voice)

Takashi Fujii

Takashi Fujii

Jiisan (voice)

Seiko Takuma

Seiko Takuma

Yan (voice)

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi

Ryou (voice)

Toshio Sakata

Toshio Sakata

Father of Myon and Yan (voice)

Jôji Shimaki

Jôji Shimaki

Yakuza boss (voice)

Rintaro Nishi

Rintaro Nishi

Yakuza (voice)

Kenichi Chujou

Kenichi Chujou

Atsu (voice)

Themes & Keywords

new loveheavencrueltyadult animationpsychologicalavant garde

About Mind Game

Mind Game is a animation, romance, comedy, drama, fantasy film released in 2004 exploring themes of new love, heaven, cruelty, adult animation, psychological, avant garde. Directed by Masaaki Yuasa, it stars Koji Imada, Sayaka Maeda, Takashi Fujii. Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.

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