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Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)

Origin: Spirits of the Past poster
Original title
銀色の髪のアギト
Directed by
Keiichi Sugiyama
Genre
science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction anime and manga
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 264 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a future where forests have become sentient and hostile, a human boy named Agito befriends a girl from a lost civilization. They must navigate the conflict between humans and the living forest.

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What happens

Origin: Spirits of the Past, known in Japan as Silver-Haired Agito (Japanese: 銀色の髪のアギト, Hepburn: Gin'iro no Kami no Agito), is a 2006 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Keiichi Sugiyama, written by Nana Shiina and Naoko Kakimoto, and was produced by Gonzo. The film stars the voices of Ryo Katsuji, Aoi Miyazaki, Yūko Kotegawa, Masaru Hamaguchi, Toshikazu Fukawa, Kenichi Endō and Ren Osugi. It premiered in Japan in January 2006, and premiered in the United States in September 2006 at the Fantastic Fest film festival in Austin, Texas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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