# Mind Game (2004)

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**Original title**: *マインド・ゲーム*
**Runtime**: 103 min
**Genres**: Animation, Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
**Directed by**: Masaaki Yuasa
**Written by**: Masaaki Yuasa
**Starring**: Koji Imada, Sayaka Maeda, Takashi Fujii, Seiko Takuma, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Toshio Sakata

> *This Story Has Never Ended.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Life gets weird for losers in love. Nishi's crush on his childhood girlfriend goes awry after a mafia encounter. His afterlife detour is just the beginning of a very strange trip.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, playful, surreal

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