Ritual

A jaded auteur meets a woman stuck on her birthday refrain. He films her daily loop hoping to crack the routine. The camera becomes both bridge and prison.

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Hideaki Anno directed Ritual in 2000. See Hideaki Anno's full filmography, where to start with Hideaki Anno, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hideaki Anno.

Ritual was released in 2000 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 128 minutes.