Mind Game
Also known as マインド・ゲーム
MovieSummer 2004Source MangaR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
AdventureComedyPsychologicalRomanceAvant GardeAward Winning
7.6/10
Community score
#1129
Rank
97.1K
Members
1.3K
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Synopsis
Audiences will begin to grasp what they are in for early on, as loser Nishi, too wimpy to try to save his childhood sweetheart from gangsters, is shot in the butt by a soccer-playing psychopath, projecting Nishi into the afterlife. In this limbo, God - shown as a series of rapidly changing characters - tells him to walk toward the light. But Nishi runs like hell in the other direction and returns to Earth a changed man, driven to live each moment to the fullest.
(Source: Shout! Factory)
Production Notes
The film was awarded the Animation Division Grand Prize at the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival. It also won the Oufuji Noburou Award at the 2005 Mainichi Film Awards. Also in 2005 it won the Best Film, Best Director (tying with Survive Style 5 +), Best Script (tying with Survive Style 5 +), Special Award – Visual Accomplishment, and the Audience Award for the Best Animation Film during the Fantasia Festival in Canada.
Cast Highlights
Myon
Main
Voice: Macé, Chantal (French)
Nishi
Main
Voice: Imada, Koji (Japanese)
Atsu
Supporting
Voice: Chuujou, Kenichi (Japanese)
Jii-san
Supporting
Voice: Fujii, Takashi (Japanese)
Yakuza
Supporting
Voice: Nishi, Rintarou (Japanese)
Yan
Supporting
Voice: Dutron, Olivia (French)
Core Staff
Tanaka, Eiko
Producer
Watanabe, Shinichirou
Producer
Yuasa, Masaaki
Director, Script, Character Design
Fayray
Theme Song Performance
Abiko, Eiji
Key Animation
Aoki, Yasuhiro
Key Animation
Theme Songs
Openings
No opening theme information available.
Endings
"Saisho de Saigo no Koi" by Fayray
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Quick Facts
FormatMovie
Episodes1
Duration1 hr 43 min
SourceManga
RatingR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
SeasonSummer 2004
AiredAug 7, 2004
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content
Ranking And Reach
Popularity#2445
Scored by36.1K
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes
Title Variants
English title
Mind Game
Romaji title
Mind Game
Japanese title
マインド・ゲーム
Synonyms
Mindgame
Production Team
Main studio
Studio 4°C
Producers
Asmik Ace, Beyond C.
Licensors
GKIDS
Japanese title
マインド・ゲーム
Themes And Audience
Adult CastPsychological