“This Story Has Never Ended.”
Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
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Cast
9 people
Koji Imada
Nishi (voice)
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Sayaka Maeda
Myon (voice)
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Takashi Fujii
Jiisan (voice)
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The Full-Time Wife Escapist
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Seiko Takuma
Yan (voice)
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Producing Nobuta
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Tomomitsu Yamaguchi
Ryou (voice)
Known for
Kamen Rider
One Piece Mugiwara Chase
Toshio Sakata
Father of Myon and Yan (voice)
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0.5 mm
Super Radical Gag Family
Jôji Shimaki
Yakuza boss (voice)
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Black Rain
Being Here
Rintaro Nishi
Yakuza (voice)
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Attack on Titan
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Kenichi Chujou
Atsu (voice)
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Furin Hakusho
Masaaki Yuasa Director · Robin Nishi Author Seiichi Yamamoto Composer
Worldwide gross $37K · United States release June 24, 2005 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$36,613
Production
STUDIO4℃
Production
Asmik Ace Entertainment
Production
Rentrak Japan
Production
Beyond C.
Production
Asmik Ace
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
マインド・ゲーム
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 28, 2004
Premiere · Cine Quinto
Japan · August 7, 2004
Theatrical
United States · June 24, 2005
Premiere · New York Asian Film Festival
Australia
December 3, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Belgium
August 7, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Germany
February 6, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
January 22, 2006 · Premiere · Future Film Festival
June 24, 2025 · Physical · DVD + Blu-ray release
Netherlands
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 2, 2025 · Digital · 2025-VF01165
United Kingdom
April 30, 2018 · Physical
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