# The Imaginary (2023)

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**Original title**: *屋根裏のラジャー*
**Runtime**: 108 min
**Genres**: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Yoshiyuki Momose
**Written by**: Yoshiaki Nishimura
**Starring**: Kokoro Terada, Rio Suzuki, Sakura Ando, Riisa Naka, Takayuki Yamada, Atsuko Takahata

> *A boy no one can see, and the Imaginaries.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here imaginary friends get their own adventures. Amanda and Rudger have thrilling make-believe escapades. It somehow balances fantasy and loneliness.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender

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