Mind Game

2004・日本・103 minutes

"Did I... live to swallow bullets in my ass?" Asi, a useless cartoonist who is only 20 years old, encounters his childhood dream lover Xiao Miao, but learns that she is already engaged. Misfortune never comes singly, Axi wanted to be a hero to save the beauty from the underworld, but was shot and sent to heaven. Unwilling to accept his fate, he embarks on a crazy journey of resurrection in order to return to the world and pursue love. The genius director Masaaki Yuasa's first feature film combines 2D and 3D animation with realistic materials to create the most insane masterpiece. Defeated "Howl's Moving Castle" and won the 2005 Japan Animation Awards.

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Awards & Festivals

2005
日本每日電影獎

大藤信郎獎

2004
日本文化廳多媒體藝術祭

年度動畫大獎

Cast & Crew

Director

湯淺政明