Mind Game(2018)

Name: Mind Game
Director: Masaaki Yuasa
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Released: Feb 16, 2018
Cast: Kôji Imada, Sayaka Maeda, Takashi Fujii

GKIDS

1h 43m

Release Date: Feb 16, 2018

After a deadly encounter with two yakuza, a loser with a crush on his childhood girlfriend goes to heaven and back, embarking on a psychedelic self-discovery experience with her and his friends.

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Release Details

Original Release | Feb 16, 2018 | Limited

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$5,609
Total US & Canada:
$36,613
Total Worldwide:
$36,613

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Masaaki Yuasa
Director

Kôji Morimoto
Director

Kôji Imada
Nishi

Sayaka Maeda
Myon

Takashi Fujii
Jiisan

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Japan

Language: Japanese

Summaries

Storyline

The film follows Nishi, a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, the film follows Nishi as he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place. Nishi (and some friends) attempt to break out of their trap, and discover what it truly means to be alive along the way. This is a mind-bending trip that uses some of the most innovative animation ever created. — animenewsnetwork.com This award-winning film is a journey of self-discovery based on Japan's cult underground comic "Mind Game" by Robin Nishi. The story follows Nishi himself through the life experiences that directly inspired the semi-autobiographical "Mind Game" comic. As a college-age loser addicted to porn and aspiring to write seedy adult comics, Nishi aspires to overcome his addiction to perversion in a tale that is lighthearted yet painful and touching. What starts off as an innocent meeting between old friends quickly turns into a psychedelic extravaganza, filled with violence, sex, love, redemption, and the infinite possibilities of the human mind. Director Masaaki Yuasa rejoices in experimental animation techniques, filling the screen with virtuoso wackiness, mixing in rough lines and storyboards, then inserting photographic touches. — Anonymous