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かがみの孤城
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alternative titles:
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
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In a tranquil neighbourhood of Tokyo, seven teenagers wake to find their bedroom mirrors are shining. At a single touch, they are pulled from their lonely lives to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways, watchful portraits and twinkling chandeliers. In this new sanctuary, they are confronted with a set of clues leading to a hidden room where one of them will be granted a wish. But there's a catch: if they don't leave the castle by five o'clock, they will be punished. As time passes, a devastating truth emerges: only those brave enough to share their stories will be saved.
Runtime:
116 mins
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Good, but better read the novel
I think this movie is pretty enjoyable.
However, it is really hard to recommend this movie since it felt like just an inferior version of the book. It doesn't provide anything beyond what the book already gave, and even the animation didn't seem to provide the theatrical effect that would usually be the big plus for seeing a movie.
That being said, I think if you decide not to read the book, a movie is still a decent compromise. It's just really hard for me to recommend a strictly inferior ve