Drama · Japan · 2000 · 2h 8m

Ritual

式日

Director

Cast

Shunji Iwai as Director Ayako Fujitani as She Jun Murakami as Bicycle Man Shinobu Otake as Mother Suzuki Matsuo as Man (voice) Megumi Hayashibara as Woman (voice)

Crew

Yuichi Nagata — Director of Photography Soichi Ueno — Editor Hideaki Anno — Screenplay Ayako Fujitani — Novel Miyuki Nanri — Producer Nozomu Takahashi — Producer

Tagline

Tomorrow is my birthday.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book birthday film director

Key Collaborators

Hideaki Anno Director Yuichi Nagata Director of Photography Soichi Ueno Editor Hideaki Anno Screenplay Ayako Fujitani Novel Miyuki Nanri Producer Nozomu Takahashi Producer Yuji Hayashida Production Design

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