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Ritual (2000) · Cineora

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A HIDEAKI ANNO FILM

Ritual

20002h 8mMovie

Drama

IMDb7.5/ 10 · 3.5K votes

TOMORROW IS MY BIRTHDAY.

A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young woman who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.

Melancholic
Thought-provoking
Bittersweet
Art
Isolation

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone, late nights and talking about after.

DirectorHideaki Anno

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.7 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Shunji IwaiDirector

Ayako FujitaniShe

Jun MurakamiBicycle Man

Shinobu OtakeMother

Suzuki MatsuoMan (voice)

Megumi HayashibaraWoman (voice)

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