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| Japanese name | |||||
| Kana | マインド・ゲーム | ||||
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| Directed by | Masaaki Yuasa | ||||
| Written by | Masaaki Yuasa | ||||
| Based on | Mind Game by Robin Nishi | ||||
| Produced by | Eiko Tanaka | ||||
| Starring | Koji Imada Sayaka Maeda Takashi Fujii | ||||
| Edited by | Kyōko Mizuta[1] | ||||
| Music by | Seiichi Yamamoto | ||||
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| Distributed by | Asmik Ace Entertainment | ||||
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Running time | 103 minutes[2] | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Mind Game (Japanese: マインド・ゲーム, Hepburn: Maindo Gēmu) is a 2004 Japanese adult-animated experimental comedy-drama film based on Robin Nishi's manga of the same name. It was planned, produced and primarily animated by Studio 4°C, and adapted and directed by Masaaki Yuasa in his directorial debut, with chief animation direction and model sheets by Yūichirō Sueyoshi, art direction by Tōru Hishiyama and groundwork and further animation direction by Masahiko Kubo.
It is unusual among features other than anthology films in using a series of disparate visual styles to tell one continuous story. As Yuasa commented in a Japan Times interview, "Instead of telling it serious and straight, I went for a look that was a bit wild and patchy. I think that Japanese animation fans today don't necessarily demand something that's so polished. You can throw different styles at them and they can still usually enjoy it."[3][4]
The film received a cult audience and was well received, winning multiple awards worldwide, and has been praised by directors Satoshi Kon[5] and Bill Plympton.[6]
- ^ "Mind Game" (in Japanese). Sakuga@wiki. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Mind Game" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (28 July 2004). "Director has whale of a time making experimental 'Mind Game'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ Leong, David (1 July 2005). "Mind Game: Anime for the 21st century". KFCC. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009.
- ^ "Interview with Satoshi Kon". Gamestar. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011.
GS: Have you seen any films lately that you found great? Any you're looking forward to? SK: I've not seen many movies lately but Masaaki Yuasa's theatrical animation, Mind Game, was outstanding. The images were full of pictorial allure. I'm looking forward to its overseas release.
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes: Five Favourite Films with Bill Plympton". RT.