Mushishi

★★★★★

Original title: Mushi-Shi: The Movie

2006 · 2 h 11 min

Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo

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Cast

Joe Odagiri Makiko Esumi Yu Aoi

Plot

A live-action film based on Yuki Urushibara's manga.

Sinekatalog’s take

Katsuhiro Otomo's live-action adaptation of Yuki Urushibara's manga follows a wanderer who deals with ghostly forms of life called mushi. Joe Odagiri leads a visually lovely but slow and sometimes thin supernatural fantasy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.0 / 10 (1,243 votes)
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