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Pop singer Mima Kirigoe looks forward to a bright new career when she quits her chart-topping trio to become an actress. When she lands a role in a sexually charged murder mystery, Mina's life begins to fall apart. Reality and hallucinations merge into a terrifying netherworld where innocence...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Rex Entertainment Co. Ltd, Manga Entertainment, Inc, Manga Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Kon, Satoshi, 1963-2010, Washitani, Takeshi, Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954-, Murai, Sadayuki, 1964-, Takeuchi, Yoshikazu, 1955-, Marlowe, Ruby, Lee, Wendee, 1955-, Stigler, Barry, 1948-2005, Sargent. Lia, Bulen, Steve, Lyon, James, Buck, Frank, Ikumi, Masahiro
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
English
Language Notes:English or Japanese language soundtrack (5.1 surround) with optional English subtitles.
Published: Lincolnshire, IL : Manga Video, 2000.
Subjects:
Takeuchi, Yoshikazu, > 1955- > Television adaptations.
Entertainers > Drama.
Young women > Mental health > Drama.
Singers > Drama.
Television actors and actresses > Drama.
Paranoia > Drama.
Hallucinations and illusions > Drama.
Internet > Drama.
Stalkers > Drama.
Animated films.
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
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Summary:Pop singer Mima Kirigoe looks forward to a bright new career when she quits her chart-topping trio to become an actress. When she lands a role in a sexually charged murder mystery, Mina's life begins to fall apart. Reality and hallucinations merge into a terrifying netherworld where innocence is lost and dreams turn into nightmares. Quickly descending into a dangerous state of paranoid delusions, Mina discovers Internet sites describing every minute detail of her life. Helpless and afraid, she watches as her associates are threatened and killed by a mysterious stalker.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997.
Based on the novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchi.
"Unrated director's cut for mature audiences only"--Container.
Special features include interview with Satoshi Kon ; voice-actor interviews ; original theatrical trailer ; Manga 2000 previews and web link.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Special advisor, Katsuhiro Otomo ; director of animation, Hideki Hamazu ; music, Masahiro Ikumi ; editing, Harutoshi Ogata ; character ideas, Higashi Eguchi ; character design, Hideki Hamazu, Satoshi Kon ; director of photography, Hisao Shirai. English language version: producers, Yutaka Maseba, Haruyo Kanesaku ; directors, Quint Lancaster, Lia Sargent ; translation, Rita Takahashi, ZRO Limit Productions in association with Animaze Inc.