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Ritual

2000 · 128 min · Director: Hideaki Anno ★ IMDb 7.5 · 3,469 ratings

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

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Ritual (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Cast

SI
Shunji Iwai

Director

AF
Ayako Fujitani

JM
Jun Murakami

JM
Jun Murakami

Bicycle Man

SO
Shinobu Otake

Mother

SM
Suzuki Matsuo

Man (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Woman (voice)

Details

Directed by
Hideaki Anno
Written by
Hideaki Anno, Ayako Fujitani
Type
Movies
Released
2000
Runtime
128 min
Country
Japan
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 3,469 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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