Overview
A psychedelic journey of self-discovery unfolds as a young man confronts his past and the afterlife.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- psychedelic
- chaotic
- witty
- late night viewing
- anime marathon
Movie Details
- Director
- Masaaki Yuasa
- Release Date
- 2004-08-07
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (349)
Cast
- Koji Imada
- Sayaka Maeda
- Takashi Fujii
- Seiko Takuma
- Tomomitsu Yamaguchi
- Toshio Sakata
- Jôji Shimaki
- Rintaro Nishi
- Kenichi Chujou
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mind Game about?
- A timid young man’s brush with death detonates into a wildly kinetic anime odyssey about love, courage, and refusing to waste a life.
- What is Mind Game like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mind Game as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Mind Game violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Mind Game as moderate.
- What did critics think of Mind Game?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an exuberant, formally inventive, and philosophically resonant work of adult animation, despite its deliberately chaotic presentation.
- Which films are like Mind Game?
- Films with a similar feel include The Tatami Galaxy, The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl, Paprika, and Waking Life.
- How long is Mind Game?
- Mind Game runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mind Game?
- In United States, Mind Game streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
