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Angel's Egg (movie)

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Alternative title:
L'oeuf de l'ange (French)
Magical Egg of the Angels
Masul an wi Chonsa
Mystical Egg of the Angels
Tenshi no Tamago (Japanese)
Яйцо ангела (Russian)
天使のたまご (Japanese)
Genres: psychological
Themes: religion
Plot Summary: In a desolate and dark world full of shadows, lives one little girl who seems to do nothing but collect water in jars and protect a large egg she carries everywhere. A mysterious man enters her life... and they discuss the world around them.
Ratings: 625 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 95 votes (sub:76, dub:5, raw:4, ?:1, others:9
2 Russian subtitled
2 Italian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Slovak subtitled subtitled
)
 Excellent: 96 votes (sub:90, dub:4, others:2
1 Italian subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Very good: 137 votes (sub:116, dub:9, raw:5, ?:1, others:6
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Italian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Good: 111 votes (sub:94, dub:7, raw:3, ?:1, others:6
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Decent: 54 votes (sub:50, raw:2, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 45 votes (sub:36, dub:4, ?:1, raw:1, others:3
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 German subtitled
)
 Not really good: 26 votes (sub:22, raw:1, ?:1, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Weak: 19 votes (sub:17, dub:1, others:1
1 Slovak subtitled
)
 Bad: 18 votes (sub:17, dub:1)
 Awful: 16 votes (sub:12, dub:2, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Worst ever: 8 votes (sub:5, dub:2, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
Seen in part or in whole by 1124 s, rank: #1101 (of 9996)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.118 (Good), std. dev.: 2.3857, rank: #3363 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 7.088 (Good), rank: #3283 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.11 / seen some: 7.15 / won't finish: 1.41)
Bayesian estimate: 7.096 (Good), rank: #3059 (of 7635)
Running time: 71 minutes
Vintage: 1985
Premiere date:
2025-11-14 (Spain)
Release dates: We have 1
Ending Theme:
"Prelude" by Yoshihiro Kanno
Links: We have 3
Trivia: We have 3
Review:
Angel's Egg Anime Film Review (Sep 11, 2023)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Screenplay: Mamoru Oshii
Story:
Yoshitaka Amano
Music: Yoshihiro Kanno
Original Concept:
Yoshitaka Amano
Character Design: Yoshitaka Amano
Art Director:
Yoshitaka Amano
Animation Director: Yasuhiro Nakura
Sound Director: Shigeharu Shiba
Director of Photography: Jūrō Sugimura
Executive producer: Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Producer:
Yutaka Wada

Background Art:
Yasuyoshi Kawashima
Cinematography:
Yasunori Hayama
Color setting: Michiyo Yasuda
Coordination: Isamu Kattō
Editing: Seiji Morita
Finish Check: Homi Ogiwara
Finishing:
Yumiko Honda
Finishing Supervisor: Honobi Haibara
In-Between Animation:
Yuriko Nagaya
In-Between Check:
Yasuko Tachiki
Key Animation:
Yumiko Yoshikawa
Layout Supervisor: Shichirō Kobayashi
Music Director: Yoshihiro Kanno
Orchestra Conductor: Hiroshi Kumagai
Planning:
Tatsumi Yamashita
Production istration: Jin Nagase
Production Desk: Takehito Hobara
Recording Director Assistant: Naoko Asari
Sound Effects:
Naohiro Itou
Special Effects: Gō Abe
Jinpachi Nezu as Man
Mako Hyōdō as Girl
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Studio DEEN
Backgrounds: Kobayashi Production
Film Developing:
Toho Genzousho
Film Stock: Eastman Kodak
Finish Animation:
Yūminsha
In-Between Animation:
WAAB
Music Production: Tokuma Japan
Photography: Gallop
Production: Tokuma Shoten
Production Studio: Studio DEEN
Recording Production: Omnibus Promotion
Recording Studio: Tokyo TV Center
Sound Effects: E&M Planning Center
Titles: Hyoudou Titles
English staff
English companies
(none)
Licensed by:
Umbrella Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
English cast
(none)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Sales Agency: Gebeka International (2024; Worldwide)
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Licensed by: Vértigo Films (Spain)
Spanish cast
(none)

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