Mind Game (2004)

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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.

• Released: 2004-08-07
• Genres: Animation, Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
• Runtime: 1h 43m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 348 votes

Directed by Masaaki Yuasa.

Top cast

• Koji Imada as Nishi (voice)
• Sayaka Maeda as Myon (voice)
• Takashi Fujii as Jiisan (voice)
• Seiko Takuma as Yan (voice)
• Tomomitsu Yamaguchi as Ryou (voice)
• Toshio Sakata as Father of Myon and Yan (voice)
• Jôji Shimaki as Yakuza boss (voice)
• Rintaro Nishi as Yakuza (voice)
• Kenichi Chujou as Atsu (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Mind Game

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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