xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)

Original title

劇場版 ×××HOLiC 真夏ノ夜ノ夢

Directed by

Tsutomu Mizushima

Genre

animation, comedy, drama, mystery, fantasy

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy who can see spirits works for a witch who grants wishes. They get caught up in a strange mansion where collectors of the supernatural vanish one by one.

supernaturalmysteriousatmosphericdreamlikedarkslow-burnuneasyhauntingelegant

What happens

xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Japanese: 劇場版 ×××HOLiC 真夏ノ夜ノ夢, Hepburn: Gekijōban Horikku: Manatsu no Yo no Yume) is a 2005 Japanese animated supernatural dark fantasy film based on xxxHolic manga series written and illustrated by manga artist group CLAMP. The film is directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, co-written by Junichi Fujisaku and Yoshiki Sakurai, and produced by Production I.G. The film was released in Japan on August 20, 2005 as a double bill with the Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle short film, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom, also by Production I.G (unlike the Tsubasa Chronicle television series) and originally based on a CLAMP manga. The film is the first film adaptation and the first voiced work based on xxxHolic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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